Take a flight of discovery high above the spiritual heart of Islam and experience this sight from a breathtaking aerial ...

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

The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, called Hajj, concludes on Wednesday. Dramatic aerial photos show more than 2 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage from the air. Visit INSIDER's homepage ...

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 ...

According to production notes, this ambitious, 45-minute spectacle marks “the first and only time an IMAX camera has captured an aerial view of the Hajj from a helicopter hovering 200 feet above Mecca ...

This past week in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Muslims from all over the world came together to perform rituals, give thanks and prayer, and celebrate as part of one of the most important Muslim traditions of ...

The Clock Tower Hotel overlooks passersby at the Grand Mosque. At the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the booming call to prayer competes with the racket of construction. The Grand Mosque is the ...

A waning gibbous moon appeared directly above the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia at dawn on Friday, creating a rare celestial alignment over Islam’s holiest site. Majed Abu Zahra, head of the Jeddah ...

This photo over Saudi Arabia was captured by Scott Kelly on Wednesday, a day before more than 700 died and 800 were injured during a stampede of Hajj pilgrims near the holy city of Mecca. Krishnadev ...