Makka
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Mecca (officially: Makkah al-Mukarramah; Arabic: مكة المكرمة), Saudi Arabia me ek city hae. Iske population 1,294,167 (2004 census) hae. Ii city Jeddah se 73 kilometres bhittar hae, Valley of Abraham me jon ki samundar se 277 metres uppar hae. Ii Red Sea se 81 kilometres duur hae.
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مكّة المكرمة City of Makkah / Makkah Al Mukarrammah | |||
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Nickname: "Umm Al Qura (Mother of Villages)" | |||
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Province | Makkah Province | ||
History | |||
Construction of Kaaba | +2000 BC | ||
Established | Ibrahim | ||
Joined Saudi Arabia | 1924 | ||
Government | |||
- Mayor | Osama Al-Bar | ||
- Provincial Governor | Khalid al Faisal | ||
Population | |||
- City (2007) | 1,700,000 | ||
- Urban area | 2,053,912 | ||
- Metropolitan area | 2,500,000 | ||
Makkah Municipality estimate | |||
Time zone | East Africa Time (UTC+3) | ||
- Summer | East Africa Time (UTC+3) | ||
Postal Code | (5 digits) | ||
Website: Mecca Municipality |
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Makkah, Islam ke sab se jaada holy city hae. Har saal million ke log hian pe hajj karne jaate hae.