Masjid al-Haram

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Great Mosque o Mecca
Arabic: ٱلْـمَـسْـجِـد ٱلْـحَـرَم‎, romanised: Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, lit. 'The Sacred Mosque'
The Great Mosque in the Hajj of 2009
Releegion
AffiliationIslam
LeadershipImam(s):
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
Saud Al-Shuraim
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saleh Al Talib
Saleh Al Humaid
Bandar Baleelah
Usaamah Khayyat
Yaseer Al Dosari
Khalid Al Ghmadi
Maher Al Muaiqly
Faisal Gazzawi[1][2]
Location
LocationMecca, Hejaz, Saudi Arabie[3]
Masjid al-Haram is located in Saudi Arabie
Masjid al-Haram
Location in Saudi Arabie
AdmeenistrationSaudi Arabie govrenment
Geografic coordinates21°25′19″N 39°49′34″E / 21.422°N 39.826°E / 21.422; 39.826Coordinates: 21°25′19″N 39°49′34″E / 21.422°N 39.826°E / 21.422; 39.826
Architecture
TeepMosque
Date establishedEra o Aubraham in Islamic thocht[4]
Specifications
Capacity1.5 million worshippers[5]
Lenth400.800 m
Minaret(s)9
Minaret hicht89 m (292 ft)
Steid aurie356,000 squerr metres[5]
Wabsteid
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Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Arabic: المسجد الحرام‎, The Sacred Mosque or The Grand Mosque)[6] is in the ceety o Mecca, Saudi Arabie. It is the lairgest an auldest mosque in the warld an surroonds ane o Islam's holiest places, the Kaaba.[7][8]

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 23 Februar 2019. Retrieved 18 Februar 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.haramain.info
  3. "Location of Masjid al-Haram". Google Maps. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  4. Zeitlin, I. M. (25 Apryle 2013). "3". The Historical Muhammad. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 0745654886.
  5. a b Daye, Ali (21 Mairch 2018). "Grand Mosque Expansion Highlights Growth of Saudi Arabian Tourism Industry (6 mins)". Cornell Real Estate Review (in Inglis). Retrieved 9 Februar 2019. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. Saudi Arabia starts major expansion of Grand Mosque in Mecca
  7. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 17 Apryle 2021.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 15 Julie 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)