Ash Shishah
Ash Shishah is a district in Mecca, in western Saudi Arabia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaaba and Cave of Hira.
Kaaba
Mosque
Photo: Aiman titi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kaaba, also spelled Kaʽba, Kaʽbah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʽba al-Musharrafa, is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Kaaba is situated 3 km west of Ash Shishah.
Cave of Hira
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira, which holds tremendous significance for Muslims throughout the world, as it is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran, which consisted of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq from the angel Jibra'il. Cave of Hira is situated 3 km north of Ash Shishah.
Jabal al-Nour
Peak
Photo: Adiput, Public domain.
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira, which holds tremendous significance for Muslims throughout the world, as it is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran, which consisted of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq from the angel Jibra'il. Jabal al-Nour is situated 3 km north of Ash Shishah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ajyad and Haram.
Ajyad
Neighborhood
Ajyad is a historic neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District. Ajyad is situated 3 km southwest of Ash Shishah.
Haram
Neighborhood
Haram is one of several similar words originating from the triliteral Semitic root Ḥ-R-M. The word literally means "sanctuary", commonly used by Muslims to refer to Al-Masjid Al-Haram and Prophet Mohammad's Mosque. Haram is situated 3 km west of Ash Shishah.
Mecca
Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mecca, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam. Mecca is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam, and Muslims believe the Qur'an was first revealed to Muhammad here.
Ash Shishah
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Saudi Arabia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
21.4293° or 21° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
39.85533° or 39° 51′ 19″ eastElevation
273 metres (896 feet)Open location code
7GHXCVH4+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 11871306855OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Ash Shishah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الششة”
- Dutch: “Ash Shishah”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ash Shishah”
- Persian: “الشیشه”
- Urdu: “الشیشہ”
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