Haram

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 and .
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: holy district; area in Mecca and Medina where non-Muslims are not permitted
  • Also known as: “Al Haram”, “Al Ḩaram”, “Haram (site)”, “Haramain”, and “Haremeyn”
  • Postal code: 24231

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kaaba and Black Stone.

Mosque
Photo: Aiman titi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also spelled Kaʽba, Kaʽbah or Kabah…

Stone
Photo: Amerrycan Muslim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a rock set into the eastern corner…

Memorial
The Maqām Ibrāhīm is a small square stone associated…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mecca and Ajyad.

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah…

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood of in Makkah Province, in western .

Suburb
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, nicknamed the "City of the Tents", is a valley… is situated 7 km east of Haram.

Haram

Latitude
21.42408° or 21° 25′ 27″ north
Longitude
39.8259° or 39° 49′ 33″ east
Elevation
344 metres (1,129 feet)
Open location code
7GHXCRFG+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4582731080
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
8717056
Wiki­data ID
Q2914190
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Haram” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Haram (vendi)”
  • Albanian: “Haram”
  • Arabic: “الحرم”
  • Arabic: “حرم”
  • Bengali: “হারাম (এলাকা)”
  • Bengali: “হারাম”
  • Bishnupriya: “হারাম”
  • Ga: “Haremeyn”
  • German: “Al-Haram”
  • German: “Haram”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Haram”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Haremeyn”
  • Hausa: “Harami”
  • Hebrew: “חרם (אסלאם)”
  • Hebrew: “חרם”
  • Indonesian: “Al-Haram, Mekkah”
  • Japanese: “ハラム”
  • Macedonian: “haram”
  • Malay: “Ahlul Haram”
  • Persian: “حرم”
  • Portuguese: “Harame”
  • Russian: “Аль-Харам”
  • Spanish: “Alharam”
  • Spanish: “Haram (lugar)”
  • Spanish: “Haram”
  • Swedish: “Haram (plats)”
  • Swedish: “Haram”
  • Turkish: “Haram”
  • Turkish: “Haremeyn”
  • Twi: “Haremeyn”
  • Urdu: “حرم”
  • “Haremeyn”

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Places to explore: Haram visions and As Sulaymaniyah.

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