For many, it's the pinnacle of their spiritual lives and some walk hundreds or even thousands of miles to reach the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. This year, approximately two million ...

Two million Muslims from around the globe began the hajj pilgrimage this week as they travelled to the holy city of Mecca. The journey is said to be one of the five pillars of Islam, the ...

Access to Mecca to be restricted from April 29 to June 11 for Omani citizens An aerial view shows Mecca's Grand Mosque with the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the centre on June 17, 2024 ...

Open: Wellcome Collection Mecca: shrine of Kaʻbah within the Al-Ha... Mecca: shrine of Kaʻbah within the Al-Haram mosque, with a view of the city. Lithograph, c. 1820.

The photos below, taken from the air by Ali Al Qarni of Reuters, show "Muslim worshippers praying at the Grand mosque, the holiest place in Islam, in the holy city of Mecca during Ramadan on July ...