mecca
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Some reported that he made a pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site in Mecca and adopted the name Abdul Rahman - Arabic for "servant of the merciful Lord" - although evidence is unclear, Gilham added.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
In 2016, Philadelphia razed another skateboard Mecca, known as Love Park.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Saudi Arabia is likely to follow that pattern, allowing alcohol in parts of the country while prohibiting it in religiously sensitive areas such as the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
They called it Mecca, and every week, they came to the same stretch of levee next to an abandoned warehouse where Mardi Gras floats were once built.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
Before their party approached, ready to leave for Mecca, we were able to talk enough to exchange that I was American and they were Ethiopians.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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