Makkah
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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As builders toiled on a new multi-storey building on the main shopping street, Makkah Almukarramah Avenue, resident Habib Farah pointed out its big glass windows.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
Makkah is an alternative spelling of the city’s name.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
Kamahri Davis, 13, and Makkah Davis, 1, were found safe, D.C. police said, about 1:10 p.m.
From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2018
Qari Asim, chief imam of the Makkah mosque in Leeds, said: "Many refugees with close family members in the UK are risking their lives trying to escape deplorable conditions."
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2016
The damage inflicted from these tactics had often made the Prophet think about sending an expedition against the Jews of Khaibar, but he was too busy round about Makkah, to carry out this plan.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne
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