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The most sacred city of Islam located in western Saudi Arabia.
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The city of Mecca lies about 70 km inland from the Red Sea port of Jeddah. It is built in a hollow in the mountains known as Batn Mecca. The oldest part of the city contains the Holy Mosque and the Ka'ba and is known as al-Batha. Rainfall is extremely scarce and unpredictable; in ancient times water was supplied by a series of wells, the most important of which is the well of Zamzam within the holy precinct. Despite the aridity of the area the city's position makes it prone to flash floods which are...
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E. Esin, Mecca the Blessed. Medinah the Radiant, London 1963.
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R. A. Jairazbhoy, The architecture of the Holy Shrine in Makkah', in Hajj in Focus, ed. Z. I. Khan and Y. Zaki, London 1986, 151-70.
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G. R. D. King, The Historical Mosques of Saudi Arabia. London and New York 1986, 19-26.
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N. and B. Uluengin, 'Homes of Old Makkah'. Aramco World 44(4): 20-9, 1993.
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M. Watt, A. J. Wensinck, C. E. Bosworth, R. B. Winder and D, King, 'Makka', Encyclopedia of Islam 6: 144-87, 1991.
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A. Youssef, 'Al-Haramain: a development study', in Hajj in Focus, ed. Z. I. Khan and Y. Zaki. London 1986, 171- 80.
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