Aerial view of Mecca's Grand Mosque, clock tower, Kaaba, and Mount Arafat ...

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The photos were taken from the Abraj al-Bait Towers, and show Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more ...

Every year hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the world pour into Mecca making the Hajj pilgrimage. As one of the five pillars of Islam, the pilgrimage marks an important experience for many ...

The faith of up to 1.8 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world's population, dictates each one of them pray five times a day in the direction of a small, cubic building in Saudi Arabia. This ...

Each year, millions of Muslims make the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, traveling an approximately 13-mile route in and around the city while performing religious rituals. As certain segments of the journey ...

These impressive pictures of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, were taken in the small hours of 16th July, one day before the end of Ramadan, the month when Muslims across the world fast during daylight hours.