Masjid al-Haram

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Islamic holy site World Heritage Site component mosque religious building

Masjid al-Haram is the Grand Mosque in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba and serves as the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Aliases (14)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy site → World Heritage Site component → mosque → religious building →
accessRestrictedTo	Muslims only →
alsoKnownAs	al-Masjid al-Haram → the Grand Mosque → the Sacred Mosque →
architecturalStyle	Islamic architecture →
associatedWith	Hajj → Sa'i → Tawaf → Umrah →
capacity	several hundred thousand worshippers at a time →
contains	Kaaba → King Abdulaziz Gate → King Abdullah Expansion → King Fahd Gate → Maqam Ibrahim → Mataf area → Zamzam Well → al-Marwah → al-Safa →
country	Saudi Arabia →
elevation	approximately 277 meters above sea level →
expansionPeriod	Ottoman era expansions → Saudi era expansions →
governingBody	General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques → Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah →
hasPart	Masaa gallery for Sa'i → courtyards → domes → minarets → multi-level prayer halls →
locatedIn	Makkah Province → Mecca → Saudi Arabia →
notableEvent	annual Hajj pilgrimage →
partOf	Two Holy Mosques →
pilgrimageRequirement	Hajj rites must be performed in and around it →
qiblaFor	Muslims worldwide →
religion	Islam →
significance	focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage → focal point of the Umrah pilgrimage → holiest site in Islam → qibla direction for Muslim prayer →
surroundedBy	central Mecca urban area →
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext	part of the site Mecca and the Hajj (Saudi Arabia) on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bab al-Kaaba → Black Stone → Black Stone corner → Hijr Ismail → King Abdulaziz Gate → King Abdullah Expansion → King Fahd Gate → Masaa gallery for Sa'i → Mataf area → Mizab al-Rahmah → Multazam → Yemeni corner → al-Safa →	locatedIn
Bab al-Kaaba ("sacred precinct of Masjid al-Haram") → Hijr Ismail ("Masjid al-Haram complex") → King Abdulaziz Gate → King Abdulaziz Gate ("Grand Mosque of Mecca") → King Fahd Gate → King Fahd Gate ("Grand Mosque of Mecca") → Masaa gallery for Sa'i ("Masjid al-Haram complex") → Mataf area → al-Safa ("Masjid al-Haram complex") →	partOf
Kaaba ("Masjid al-Haram, Mecca") → Kaaba → Shadharwan → Zamzam Well →	location
Masjid al-Haram ("the Grand Mosque") → Masjid al-Haram ("al-Masjid al-Haram") → Masjid al-Haram ("the Sacred Mosque") →	alsoKnownAs
King Abdulaziz Gate ("SacredMosqueInMecca") → King Fahd Gate ("HolyMosqueInMecca") →	isEntranceOf
King Abdulaziz Gate ("CentralAreaOfMecca") → Muzdalifah →	near
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques →	administers
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques →	appliesToJurisdiction
Isra →	associatedPlace
Bab al-Kaaba →	associatedWith
Kiswah →	associatedWithPlace
Hajj →	centralSite
Mina →	connectedTo
Mecca →	contains
Hejaz →	containsIslamicSite
Makkah Province →	containsReligiousSite
Quran 17:1 ("al-Masjid al-Haram") →	containsTerm
Saudi Arabia →	custodianOf
Mataf area ("Masjid al-Haram main prayer hall") →	hasAccessFrom
Noble Sanctuary ("الحرم الشريف") →	hasNameInArabic
Mecca →	hasReligiousBuilding
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques ("Masjid al-Haram in Mecca") →	hasScope
Sunni Islam →	holySanctuary
Western Saudi Arabia →	includesHolySite
Abraj Al Bait complex →	locatedNear
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques →	maintains
Quran 17:1 ("Al-Masjid al-Haram") →	mentions
Surah Al-Isra ("Al-Masjid al-Haram") →	mentionsLocation
Abraj Al Bait complex →	overlooks
Umrah →	performedIn
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques →	refersTo
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques →	responsibleFor
Islam →	sacredSite
Isra →	startLocation
Night Journey of Muhammad →	startsFromSpecificLocation