Al Adil Cemetery

The Al-Adl cemetery is one of the earliest and largest of the six cemeteries in , Saudi Arabia. It is the second substantial cemetery in the city.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: “Al Adl cemetery”, “Al-‘Adl”, “Al-Adl cemetery”, “Al-Adl Cemetery”, “Islamic necropolis”, “Maqbara Al Adil”, “Кладбище в Мекке, Саудовская Аравия”, “مقابر العدل”, “مقابر العدل السعودية”, and “مقبرةالعدل”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kaaba and Cave of Hira.

Mosque
Photo: Aiman titi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3½ km southwest of Al Adil Cemetery.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near in the region of . The mountain houses the of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq. is situated 2 km north of Al Adil Cemetery.

Stone
Photo: Amerrycan Muslim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a rock set into the eastern corner of the , the ancient building in the center of the in , Saudi Arabia. It is revered by most Muslims as an Islamic relic which, according to tradition, dates back to the time of Adam and Eve. is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Adil Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haram and Mecca.

Neighborhood
Photo: HolyArtThou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 . is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Adil Cemetery.

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a major 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. is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Adil Cemetery.

Al Adil Cemetery

Latitude
21.43911° or 21° 26′ 21″ north
Longitude
39.85322° or 39° 51′ 12″ east
Open location code
7GHXCVQ3+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 457991482
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q4703442
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Adil Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة العدل”
  • French: “cimetière Al Adl”
  • French: “Cimetière Al Adl”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות אל-עדל”
  • Indonesian: “Pemakaman Al Adl”
  • Italian: “cimitero al-Adl”
  • Italian: “Cimitero al-Adl”
  • Russian: “Кладбище аль-Адль”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de Al Adl”
  • Urdu: “مقبرہ العدل”
  • Urdu: “مقبرۃ العدل”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Adl qabristoni”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Al Adel Park and Al Hadj Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Grand Nur Hotel and Wirgan Al Noor, Tapestry Collection by Hilton.

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Worth a closer look: Mecca and Riyadh.

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