Al-Masjid Al-Haram
Islam's holiest mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Summary
Al-Masjid Al-Haram is a congregational mosque[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of congregational mosque entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,370 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mecca[4]
- Country: Saudi Arabia[5]
- Instance of: architectural landmark[6], educational institution[7], mosque[8]
- Architectural style: Islamic architecture[9]
- Made from material: stone[10]
- Postal code: 31982[11]
- Has use: mosque[12]
- Commons category: Masjid al-Haram[13]
- Has part(s): Kaaba[14], Black Stone[15], Zamzam Well[16], Station of Abraham[17], Al-Safa and Al-Marwah[18], Maktabat Makkah al-Mukarramah[19], courtyard[20]
- Coordinate location: 21.4225, 39.82611111111111[21]
- Significant event: Grand Mosque Seizure[22], start of construction[23], Hajj[24], Umrah[25]
- Official website: http://www.gph.gov.sa/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Masjid al-Haram[27]
- Commons gallery: Great Mosque of Mecca[28]
- Maximum capacity: 820,000[29]
- Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[30]
- Native label: المسجد الحرام[31]
- Different from: Al-Mash'ar al-Haram Mosque[32]
- Height: 137.5[33]
- Has part(s) of the class: minaret[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[35]
- P14541: 1bFCFK[36]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Al-Masjid Al-Haram include Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques[37], a title of honor[38], in Saudi Arabia[39].
Why It Matters
Al-Masjid Al-Haram has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques[37], a title of honor[38], in Saudi Arabia[39].