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Holiest city in Islam, Saudi Arabian provincial capital

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Mecca is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam. It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level. Its last recorded population was 2,385,509 in 2022. Its metropolitan population in 2022 was 2.4 million, making it the third-most populated city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and Jeddah. Around 44.5% of the population are Saudi citizens and around 55.5% are foreigners from other Muslim countries. Pilgrims more than triple the population number every year during the Ḥajj pilgrimage, observed in the twelfth Hijri month of Dhūl-Ḥijjah. With over 10.8 million international visitors in 2023, Mecca was one of the ten most visited cities in the world.

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Egypt cracks down on tourism companies after 1,000 pilgrims have died in searing Mecca heat Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 00:41Published 3 weeks ago

Hajj pilgrims endure 47 degrees in Saudi Arabia Water misting systems are one way the authorities are trying to cool pilgrims who face soaring heat at this year's Hajj in Mecca. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:35Published on June 17, 2024

Millions of Muslims officially start Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:05Published on June 14, 2024

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