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Located in present-day Saudi Arabia, the city of Mecca 
is considered the birthplace of Prophet Mohammed

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and therefore also as the birthplace of Islam.

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The so-called Ka'aba is located in the center of the city.

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Legend has it that it was built by Adam, the first man,

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The story of the patriarch Abraham is also closely related to the Ka'aba.

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Long before the rise of Islam, it was a place of pilgrimage 
for the surrounding Arab tribes.

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Since the year 631, the city has been taboo 
for people of different faiths. 

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Only Muslims are allowed to visit Mecca and the Ka'aba.

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The al-Masjid al-Haram, which surrounds the shrine, 
is the largest mosque in the world.

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During the Hajj, the pilgrimage of the Muslims, 
it is visited by more than two million people annually.