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
Facing the mosque’s main entrance is the centerpiece, the monumental Makkah Royal Clock Tower, the fourth tallest building in the world.
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 following year, twelve Mussulmans from Yasrib, ten being of the Khazraj and two belonging to the Aus, arrived in Makkah for the Mausam rejoicings.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Etienne Dinet
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