Ţarīq Makkah Jiddah al Qadīm

Ţarīq Makkah Jiddah al Qadīm is a street in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Ţarīq Makkah Jiddah al Qadīm is situated near the neighborhood Haram, as well as near Ajyad.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Haramain High Speed Railway - Makkah and Mecca Museum.

Haramain High Speed Railway - Makkah

Railway station

Photo: FlyAkwa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Haramain High Speed Railway, is a passenger railway serving the Mecca and Medina provinces in western Saudi Arabia. The 449.2-kilometre-long main line directly connects the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina, via Jeddah and the King Abdullah Economic City. Haramain High Speed Railway - Makkah is situated 3 km southeast of Ţarīq Makkah Jiddah al Qadīm.

Mecca Museum

Museum

Al-Zaher Palace Museum in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is a historical museum that exhibits the history of Makkah and various archaeological collections for different periods of Islamic history in the region. Mecca Museum is situated 4 km east of Ţarīq Makkah Jiddah al Qadīm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haram and Mecca.

Haram

Neighborhood

Photo: HolyArtThou, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 6 km east of Ţarīq Makkah Jiddah al Qadīm.

Mecca

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mecca, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a major 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.

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 6 km east of Ţarīq Makkah Jiddah al Qadīm.

Ţarīq Makkah Jiddah al Qadīm

Type: Street
Also known as: “Old Makkah Jeddah Road” and “Tariq Makkah Jiddah al Qadim”
Category: transport
Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

21.43952° or 21° 26′ 22″ north

Longitude

39.77229° or 39° 46′ 20″ east

Elevation

250 metres (820 feet)

Open location code

7GHXCQQC+RW

GeoNames ID

8717132

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In Other Languages

“Ţarīq Makkah Jiddah al Qadīm” goes by many names.

Arabic: “طريق مكة جدة القديم”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ḩayy an Nuzhah and Ḩayy az Zāhir.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bi’r Umm ad Dūd and Makkah.

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