Mecca, Saudi Arabia

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:King_Abdulaziz_International_Airport_(Jeddah)
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Hajj
gptkb:Umrah
gptkbp:area 850 km²
gptkbp:climate Hot desert climate
gptkbp:coordinates 21.3891° N, 39.8579° E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:demonym Meccan
gptkbp:distanceFromJerusalem about 70 km east
gptkbp:distanceToMedina about 340 km south
gptkbp:district gptkb:Mecca_Metropolitan_Area
gptkbp:elevation 277 m
gptkbp:foundedYear unknown, ancient
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Khalid_bin_Faisal_Al_Saud
gptkbp:governorate gptkb:Mecca_Governorate
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Conquest_of_Mecca_(630_CE)
Birthplace of Muhammad
Site of the Revelation of the Quran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mecca, Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code SA-02
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Kaaba
Hajj pilgrimage
Masjid al-Haram
Islamic holy city
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Saleh_Al-Turki
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Arafat
gptkb:Jabal_Thawr
gptkb:Jabal_al-Nour
gptkb:Mina
gptkb:Muzdalifah
gptkb:Zamzam_Well
gptkb:Masjid_al-Jinn
gptkb:Masjid_al-Taneem
Abraj Al Bait
Masjid al-Haram
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:population over 1.5 million
gptkbp:postalCode 24231–24372
gptkbp:prohibits Non-Muslims
gptkbp:region gptkb:Makkah_Province
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3)
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Jakarta
gptkb:Kuala_Lumpur
gptkb:Medina
gptkb:Kairouan
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:list
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode م ك
gptkbp:website https://www.holymakkah.gov.sa/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:G7_summit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5