Ray Zakhir
Ray Zakhir is a neighborhood in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Ray Zakhir is situated nearby to the neighborhood Qurtubah, as well as near the hamlet As Sifyani.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cave of Hira and Jabal al-Nour.
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 2½ km east of Ray Zakhir.
Jabal al-Nour
Peak
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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. Jabal al-Nour is situated 2½ km east of Ray Zakhir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wadi Jalil and Haram.
Wadi Jalil
Neighborhood
Wadi Jalil is a village in the Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Wadi Jalil is situated 3 km northeast of Ray Zakhir.
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. Haram is situated 4½ km south of Ray Zakhir.
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.
Ray Zakhir
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Ray‘ Zākhir” and “Ray` Zakhir”
- Category: locality
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
21.46398° or 21° 27′ 50″ northLongitude
39.836° or 39° 50′ 10″ eastOpen location code
7GHXFR7P+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4549627914OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Ray Zakhir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ريع ذاخر”
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