Mina near Mecca
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Mina near Mecca is a valley outside the holy city that serves as a major pilgrimage site during Hajj, especially known for the ritual stoning of the pillars symbolizing the devil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mina near Mecca canonical | 1 |
| Sarif near Mecca | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Hejaz ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Eid al-Adha
ⓘ
Hajj ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) narrative
ⓘ
story of Ibrahim rejecting Satan ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Jamarat Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamarat Bridge complex
Jamarat pillars ⓘ
surface form:
Jamarat pillars (now walls)
|
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| countryCapital |
Riyadh
ⓘ
surface form:
Riyadh (for Saudi Arabia)
|
| distanceFromMecca | approximately 8 kilometers east of Mecca ⓘ |
| governedBy | Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of repeated Hajj stampedes in the past ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
fire-resistant tents
ⓘ
large tent city for pilgrims ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ritual stoning of the Jamarat
ⓘ
site of the Stoning of the Devil ritual ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Makkah Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Mecca Province
|
| locatedNear | Mecca ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Mount Arafat
ⓘ
Muzdalifah ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hajj
ⓘ
surface form:
Hajj rituals
|
| pilgrimageType | obligatory for able Muslims as part of Hajj ⓘ |
| pilgrimCapacity | several million pilgrims ⓘ |
| reforms | expanded Jamarat Bridge to improve safety ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousLaw | Sharia ⓘ |
| ritual |
overnight camping in tents
ⓘ
throwing pebbles at three Jamarat ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | crowd control systems at Jamarat ⓘ |
| significance | major pilgrimage site during Hajj ⓘ |
| timeOfMainUse |
8th to 13th of Dhul Hijjah
ⓘ
Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ
surface form:
Dhul Hijjah
|
| timezone | Arabia Standard Time ⓘ |
| transport |
connected by roads to Mecca
ⓘ
served by Hajj metro line ⓘ |
| usedFor |
animal sacrifice during Eid al-Adha
ⓘ
overnight stay by pilgrims during Hajj ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sarif near Mecca