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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:city
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gptkbp:access
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Non-Muslims not permitted
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gptkbp:airport
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gptkb:King_Abdulaziz_International_Airport_(Jeddah)
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gptkbp:annualEvent
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gptkb:Hajj
gptkb:Umrah
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gptkbp:areaCode
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+966-12
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gptkbp:climate
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Hot desert climate
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Kaaba
Masjid al-Haram
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gptkbp:coordinates
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21.3891° N, 39.8579° E
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
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gptkbp:currency
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gptkb:Saudi_Riyal
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gptkbp:demographics
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Majority Muslim
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gptkbp:distanceFromJerusalem
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about 70 km
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gptkbp:district
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Makkah Metropolitan Area
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gptkbp:elevation
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277 m
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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ancient (pre-Islamic era)
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gptkbp:governingBody
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Makkah Municipality
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gptkbp:governor
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gptkb:Khalid_bin_Faisal_Al_Saud
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gptkbp:governorate
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gptkb:Makkah_Governorate
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Birthplace of Muhammad
Site of the Revelation of the Quran
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mekah
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Arabic
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gptkbp:mayor
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Osama bin Fadl Al-Bar
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Holy_City
The Mother of Cities
Umm al-Qura
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Clock_Tower
gptkb:Al-Safa_and_Al-Marwah
King Abdulaziz Gate
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Year_of_the_Elephant
gptkb:Conquest_of_Mecca
Battle of Badr (nearby)
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gptkbp:notableLandmark
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gptkb:Jabal_Thawr
gptkb:Jabal_al-Nour
gptkb:Zamzam_Well
Abraj Al Bait
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Makkah_al-Mukarramah
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gptkbp:pilgrimageSite
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gptkb:Dhu_al-Hijjah
Yes
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gptkbp:population
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over 1.5 million
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gptkbp:postalCode
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24231–24268
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Makkah_Province
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Islam
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gptkbp:significance
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holiest city in Islam
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gptkbp:timezone
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gptkb:Arabian_Standard_Time
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gptkbp:transportation
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gptkb:Haramain_High_Speed_Railway
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gptkbp:twinCity
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gptkb:Medina
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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Yes
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.makkah.gov.sa/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:La_Mecque
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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