mecca
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For decades, Saudi Arabia played an outsize role thanks to its vast oil production and its special status in Islam as home to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Jim, young and idealistic, is chief mate on a steamer carrying 800 pilgrims from Singapore to Mecca.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
"People have been asking to come in too, it's just been non-stop, it's a Mecca for Harry Potter fans," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
The pilgrims were travelling from the Islamic holy city of Mecca to Medina when the accident took place, the Telangana government said in a statement.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
I met your uncle Ben at The Mecca.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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