Al Adil Cemetery
The Al-Adl cemetery is one of the earliest and largest of the six cemeteries in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the second substantial cemetery in the city.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Also known as: “Al Adl cemetery”, “Al-‘Adl”, “Al-Adl cemetery”, “Al-Adl Cemetery”, “Islamic necropolis”, and “Maqbara Al Adil”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaaba and Cave of Hira.
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 3½ km southwest of Al Adil Cemetery.
Cave of Hira
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2 km north of Al Adil Cemetery.
Jabal al-Nour
Peak
Photo: Adiput, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haram and Mecca.
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 3½ km southwest of Al Adil Cemetery.
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.
Ajyad
Neighborhood
Ajyad is a historic neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District. Ajyad is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Adil Cemetery.
Al Adil Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
21.43911° or 21° 26′ 21″ northLongitude
39.85322° or 39° 51′ 12″ eastOpen location code
7GHXCVQ3+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 457991482OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q4703442
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Adil Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقابر العدل السعودية”
- Arabic: “مقابر العدل”
- Arabic: “مقبرة العدل”
- Arabic: “مقبرةالعدل”
- 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”
- Russian: “Кладбище в Мекке, Саудовская Аравия”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de Al Adl”
- Urdu: “مقبرہ العدل”
- Urdu: “مقبرۃ العدل”
- Uzbek: “Al-Adl qabristoni”
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Highlights include Al Adel Park and Al Hadj Park.
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