Wadi al-Muhassab

Arafat (Arabic: عرفات) is a plain about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southeast of Makkah. On the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, pilgrims travel from Mina to Arafat to perform the most important rite of Hajj. It was in Arafat that the...

Masjid al-Haram (Arabic: المسجد الحرام‎‎‎‎; meaning: "The Sacred Mosque") is the largest and most important mosque in the Islamic world. Located in Makkah, the mosque houses Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, and receives...