General Presidency of the Affairs of the two Holy Mosques
General Presidency of the Affairs of the two Holy Mosques is a government office in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. General Presidency of the Affairs of the two Holy Mosques is situated nearby to the post office البريد السعودي, as well as near the shopping center مول ميرا.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 380 metres northwest of General Presidency of the Affairs of the two Holy Mosques.
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. Maqam Ibrahim is situated 370 metres northwest of General Presidency of the Affairs of the two Holy Mosques.
Corner of Yemen
Historic site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ajyad and Mecca.
Ajyad
Neighborhood
Ajyad is a historic neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District.
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.
General Presidency of the Affairs of the two Holy Mosques
- Type: Government office
- Categories: building, office, and government building
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
21.42001° or 21° 25′ 12″ northLongitude
39.82861° or 39° 49′ 43″ eastLevels
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30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
7GHXCRCH+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 187620563OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“General Presidency of the Affairs of the two Holy Mosques” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الرئاسة العامة لشؤون المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include البريد السعودي and مول ميرا.
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