Ḩayy al Hijlah
Ḩayy al Hijlah is a locality in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Ḩayy al Hijlah is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ajyad, as well as near the locality Ḩayy ash Shubaykah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaaba and Maqam Ibrahim.
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.
Maqam Ibrahim
Memorial
The Maqām Ibrāhīm is a small square stone associated with Ibrahim, Ismail and their building of the Kaaba in what is now the Great Mosque of Mecca in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ajyad and Mecca.
Ajyad
Neighborhood
Ajyad is a historic neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District.
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.
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.
Ḩayy al Hijlah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Hijlah” and “HayyalHijlah”
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
21.41337° or 21° 24′ 48″ northLongitude
39.82443° or 39° 49′ 28″ eastElevation
301 metres (988 feet)Open location code
7GHXCR7F+8QGeoNames ID
8717055
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In Other Languages
“Ḩayy al Hijlah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الهجلة”
- Arabic: “حي الهجلة”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ḩayy ash Shubaykah and Al Masfalah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sharikat Tawḩ wa Sharkāh and Sūq al Musfilah at Tijārī.
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