Ray‘ Dhākhir
Ray‘ Dhākhir is a street in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Ray‘ Dhākhir is situated nearby to the neighborhood Haram, as well as near Ajyad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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 2½ km southwest of Ray‘ Dhākhir.
Cave of Hira
Cave
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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 northeast of Ray‘ Dhākhir.
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 southwest of Ray‘ Dhākhir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haram and Mecca.
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.
Mecca
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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.
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 south of Ray‘ Dhākhir.
Ray‘ Dhākhir
- Type: Street
- Also known as: “Ray Zakhir”, “Ray‘ Zākhir”, and “Ray`Dhakhir”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.44194° or 21° 26′ 31″ northLongitude
39.83575° or 39° 50′ 9″ eastElevation
325 metres (1,066 feet)Open location code
7GHXCRRP+Q7GeoNames ID
8718593
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In Other Languages
“Ray‘ Dhākhir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ريع ذاخر”
- Arabic: “ريع زاخر”
Localities in the Area
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