Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Mecca Region

Abraj As Safwah

Abraj As Safwah is a building in , . Abraj As Safwah is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the historic site .
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  • Type: Building
  • Also known as: “Abraj as Safwah” and “Abrāj aş Şafwah”
  • Address: مكة

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaaba and Maqam Ibrahim.

Mosque
Photo: Aiman titi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , 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 and holiest site, the in , Saudi Arabia. is situated 340 metres north of Abraj As Safwah.

Memorial
The Maqām Ibrāhīm is a small square stone associated with Ibrahim, Ismail and their building of the in what is now the Great Mosque of Mecca in the region of . is situated 350 metres north of Abraj As Safwah.

Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
is a historic site, which is situated 330 metres north of Abraj As Safwah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ajyad and Mecca.

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood of in Makkah Province, in western . Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District.

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in and the holiest city in Islam. is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam, and Muslims believe the Qur'an was first revealed to Muhammad here.

Neighborhood
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 .

Abraj As Safwah

Latitude
21.41948° or 21° 25′ 10″ north
Longitude
39.82646° or 39° 49′ 35″ east
Elevation
320 metres (1,050 feet)
Height
160 metres (525 feet)
Open location code
7GHXCR9G+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 210564288
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8722220
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Abraj As Safwah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبراج الصفوة”
  • Arabic: “ابراج الصفوة”
  • Spanish: “Torres Asafwa”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Haram visions and Jarham.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Dar Al Ghufran - Al Safwah Towers Hotel and Al Shorfa Restaurant.

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