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
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
"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
Of these, four people stayed back in Mecca while four went to Medina by car.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Standing on Mount Arafat had concluded the essential rites of being a pilgrim to Mecca.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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