Raffles Makkha Palace
Raffles Makkha Palace is a hotel in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Raffles Makkha Palace is situated nearby to the historic site Corner of Yemen, as well as near the mosque Kaaba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaaba and Maqam Ibrahim.
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 330 metres north of Raffles Makkha Palace.
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 340 metres north of Raffles Makkha Palace.
Corner of Yemen
Historic site
Corner of Yemen is a historic site, which is situated 320 metres north of Raffles Makkha Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mecca and Ajyad.
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.
Ajyad
Neighborhood
Ajyad is a historic neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District.
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.
Raffles Makkha Palace
- Type: Hotel
- Categories: accommodation, building, and tourism
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
21.41976° or 21° 25′ 11″ northLongitude
39.82513° or 39° 49′ 31″ eastElevation
307 metres (1,007 feet)Open location code
7GHXCR9G+W3GeoNames ID
10124303
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