Grand Mosque Seizure of 1979
Grand Mosque Seizure of 1979 is a battlefield in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Grand Mosque Seizure of 1979 is situated nearby to the battlefield Siege of Mecca (683), as well as near the historic site Shami Corner.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.
Maqam Ibrahim
Memorial
The Maqām Ibrāhīm is a small square stone associated with Abraham, Ishmael and their building of the Kaaba in what is now the Great Mosque of Mecca in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mecca and Haram.
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
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.
Ajyad
Neighborhood
Ajyad is a historic neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District.
Grand Mosque Seizure of 1979
- Type: Battlefield
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.42247° or 21° 25′ 21″ northLongitude
39.82547° or 39° 49′ 32″ eastOpen location code
7GHXCRCG+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 13649477128OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefield
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In Other Languages
“Grand Mosque Seizure of 1979” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حادثة الحرم المكي 1979”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Siege of Mecca (683) and Shami Corner.
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