RELIGIONS
ETHNIC RELIGIONS
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Question
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Bethlehem
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Medina
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Mecca
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Riyadh
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mecca is considered the holiest city in Islam, as it is home to Islam’s holiest site Kaaba (’Cube’) in Al-Masjid Al-Ḥaram (The Sacred Mosque). Only Muslims are allowed to enter this place. The area of Mecca, which includes Mount Arafah, Mina and Muzdalifah, is important for the Ḥajj (’Pilgrimage’).
Detailed explanation-2: -Both Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims agree on the three Holiest sites in Islam being, respectively, the Masjid al-Haram (including the Kaaba), in Mecca; the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, in Medina; and the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem.
Detailed explanation-3: -Travelers are voting Mecca, Jeddah and Taif as the best of 6 cities in Makkah. Also popular are Makkah and Rabigh in Makkah and Durrat Al-Arus in Jeddah.