Makkah
Americannoun
noun
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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
The distance he fell equals the Makkah Clock Royal Tower in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's tallest buildings.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
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
Anyone escaping from Makkah and taking refuge with Mohammad shall be given up to the Quraish.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne
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