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Located in present-day Saudi Arabia,
the city of Mecca

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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,

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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,

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is the largest mosque in the world.

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During the Hajj,
the pilgrimage of the Muslims,

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it is visited by more than
two million people annually.