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Mecca (Makkah)

A settlement in the Hijaz on the western Arabian caravan corridor, and the city Muslims hold to be the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the site of the Kaaba, toward which Muslims…

21.4, 39.8 · approximate · pre-7th century CE - present

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  • sacred to Islam — Mecca is the direction of prayer and the destination of the Hajj, and its position on the Hijaz caravan corridor placed the new community on an existing commercial artery from the outset.
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