Library Makkah al-Mukaram

The Makkah Al Mukarramah Library is a library near the in , . Since it is believed to stand on the spot where the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born, it is also known as the Bayt al-Mawlid.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: birthplace of Muhammad and library in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: “Bayt al-Mawlid”, “Makkah Al Mukarramah Library”, “Makkah al-Mukarramah Library”, “Maktabat Makkah al-Mukarramah”, “بيت المولد”, and “مكتبة مكة المكرمة”
  • Address: مكة

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaaba and Maqam Ibrahim.

Mosque
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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 470 metres southwest of Library Makkah al-Mukaram.

Memorial
The Maqām Ibrāhīm is a small square stone associated with Abraham, Ishmael and their building of the in what is now the Great Mosque of Mecca in the region of . is situated 460 metres southwest of Library Makkah al-Mukaram.

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 480 metres southwest of Library Makkah al-Mukaram.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haram and Mecca.

Neighborhood
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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 .

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

Library Makkah al-Mukaram

Latitude
21.42495° or 21° 25′ 30″ north
Longitude
39.82992° or 39° 49′ 48″ east
Open location code
7GHXCRFH+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 187609532
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q28936504
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Library Makkah al-Mukaram” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة مكة المكرمة”
  • Bengali: “বাইতুল মাওলিদ”
  • Central Kurdish: “کتێبخانەی مەککە”
  • Galician: “Biblioteca Makkah Al Mukarramah”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bayt al-Mawlid”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Makkah Al Mukarramah Library”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Makkah al-Mukarramah Library”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Maktabat Makkah al-Mukarramah”
  • Hausa: “Laburaren Makkah Al Mukarramah”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan Makkah al-Mukarramah”
  • Slovenian: “Knjižnica Maka al-Mukarama”
  • Urdu: “کتب خانہ مکہ مکرمہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The place where the Prophet Muhammad was born and Mina Transit Station.

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