Visit Mecca
No one can cast a shadow of doubt on
the fact that every religion in the world has a well
know city. There are many cities in the world where people
can practice their religions, and they are
called “ Holy Cities”. As an illustrious
exemplification, Mecca, Rome, Cologne, Venice, Lisbon,
Tiwanaku which is now a religious center of
many ceremonies, and Cuzco,
,Charleston which is
located in South Carolina.
The Holy Mosque in Mecca
Islamic
people visit Mecca for many reasons, but we can consider the religious reason
as a significant one. In the first place, Mecca, which
has a population of 2 million, is a city in Saudi
Arabia and it is the holiest city in
the religion of Islam, which is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion. To demonstrate, Islam, which is the
second largest religion, represents the religion of 24% of earth’s population.
Besides, the city is 70 km, which equals to 44 mi, away from Jeddah, which is
the final destination for pilgrims. Mecca has a height of 277 m on the top of
sea level. To emphasize, the pilgrimage to Mecca attracts millions of Muslims
from all over the world. Pilgrims, who are travelling to a
holy place, visit Mecca during al Haj period every year. Dhu
al-Hijjah, when the pilgrims come to Mecca, is the twelfth Muslim lunar month.
In regards to architecture, Mecca has lost many old buildings and famous sites
because Mecca has expansions in size and infrastructure by Saudi government.
Moreover, Mecca is the place of Prophet Mohammed, who was a leader to
unify Arabia to a single religious situation under Islam. Regarding the
landscapes, Mecca, which is containing many highlands, has difficult
infrastructure. Eventually, Mecca has warm temperature in winter, which can be
from 20 °C (68 °F) at night to 40 °C (104 °F) in the afternoon. The
temperatures of summer are considered extremely hot and go beyond the 50 °C
(122 °F) recorded in the afternoon and 30 °C (86 ° F) in the evening.
Between November and January, there are rainfalls.
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