Al Hijrah
Al Hijrah is a street in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Al Hijrah is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ajyad, as well as near Haram.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaaba and Haramain High Speed Railway - Makkah.
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 2½ km north of Al Hijrah.
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 4 km northwest of Al Hijrah.
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. Maqam Ibrahim is situated 2½ km north of Al Hijrah.
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. Haram is situated 2½ km north of Al Hijrah.
Al Hijrah
- Type: Street
- Category: transportation
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
21.40164° or 21° 24′ 6″ northLongitude
39.81988° or 39° 49′ 12″ eastElevation
285 metres (935 feet)Open location code
7GHXCR29+MXGeoNames ID
8717500
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In Other Languages
“Al Hijrah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الهجرة”
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