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Mecca (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 21 27 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 21.4500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 039 49 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 39.8167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Holiest city of Islam & site of Kaaba & sacred Black Stone; closed to non-Muslims; was important religious site long before birth of Muhammed; served as ancient commercial city linking Far East & Mediterranean area. |
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| Makkah (preferred,C,V)
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| Al Makkah (C,O)
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| Mekka (C,O)
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| Mecca (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| La Mecque (C,O)
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| Mecque, La (C,O)
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| La Meca (C,O)
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| Meca, La (C,O)
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| T'ien-fang (H,O)
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| Macoraba (H,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Mecca (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was sacred site to ancient Arab peoples |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| religious center (C) |
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| national capital (H) |
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of kingdom of Hejaz |
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