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Hira
The Cave of Hira is a cleft in the rock near the top of Jabal al-Nour, the mountain that rises northeast of central Makkah.
- Must see
- Historic monument
City guide · Saudi Arabia
Mecca
Mecca is closed to non-Muslims, and the prohibition covers the whole haram area rather than the Great Mosque alone, so that is the first thing to settle before planning anything else. For Muslims the city is the destination itself: the Masjid al-Haram with the Kaaba at its centre, the direction every prayer in the world faces. It lies in a narrow valley 277 m above sea level, 70 km inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, and its metropolitan population of 2.4 million more than triples during the Hajj. Over 19.3 million international visitors arrived in 2024.
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Top things to see
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Hira -
Al Qantara Mosque 02 45 minAl Qantara Mosque
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- Historic monument
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Altalhi for Taif Roses 03 45 minAltalhi for Taif Roses
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Battle of Hunayn 04 45 minBattle of Hunayn
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Bay'ah Mosque 05 45 minBay'ah Mosque
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Black Stone 06 45 minBlack Stone
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Conquest of Mecca 07 45 minConquest of Mecca
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- Historic monument
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corners of the Kaaba 08 45 mincorners of the Kaaba
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corners of the Kaaba 09 45 mincorners of the Kaaba
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Hüpfburgen 10 45 minHüpfburgen
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- Historic monument
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Jamaraat Bridge 11 45 minJamaraat Bridge
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- Historic monument
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Karting 12 45 minKarting
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- Historic monument
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Laser tag 13 45 minLaser tag
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- Historic monument
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Maymunah bint al-Harith's tomb 14 45 minMaymunah bint al-Harith's tomb
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Mecca Gate 15 45 minMecca Gate
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- Historic monument
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Miqat Qarn Al Manazil Al Sail Al Kabir 16 45 minMiqat Qarn Al Manazil Al Sail Al Kabir
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- Historic monument
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Mount Arafat 17 45 minMount Arafat
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Paintball 18 45 minPaintball
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Paintball? 19 45 minPaintball?
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- Historic monument
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Shami Corner 20 45 minShami Corner
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- Historic monument
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Siege of Mecca 21 45 minSiege of Mecca
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- Historic monument
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Siege of Ta'if 22 45 minSiege of Ta'if
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- Historic monument
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Station of Abraham 23 45 minStation of Abraham
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Suleiman's historic Palace 24 45 minSuleiman's historic Palace
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The place where the Prophet Muhammad was born 25 45 minThe place where the Prophet Muhammad was born
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- Historic monument
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