Haram area of Mecca
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The Haram area of Mecca is the sacred sanctuary surrounding the Holy Mosque in Mecca, within which special religious regulations apply and key Islamic pilgrimage rites are performed.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy place
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious site ⓘ sacred sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hajj
ⓘ
Umrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryMarkedBy | miqat-like boundary points ⓘ |
| contains |
Kaaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maqam Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ Masjid al-Haram NERFINISHED ⓘ Safa and Marwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Zamzam Well NERFINISHED ⓘ areas for sa'i ⓘ areas for tawaf ⓘ |
| definedBy | specific boundary markers ⓘ |
| entryRestrictedTo | Muslims ⓘ |
| governedBy | Islamic sacred law ⓘ |
| hasArabicName |
Al-Haram al-Makki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Al-Haram ash-Sharif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralSite | Kaaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | sacred precinct ⓘ |
| hasProhibition |
disturbing its wildlife
ⓘ
killing of game animals ⓘ uprooting natural vegetation ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificanceIn | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualStatus | place of increased reward for worship ⓘ |
| hasStatusFor | Muslims only ⓘ |
| hasTypeOf | non-military zone ⓘ |
| isCenterOf | direction of prayer (qibla) ⓘ |
| isConsidered | the holiest area in Islam ⓘ |
| isFocusOf | annual Hajj pilgrimage ⓘ |
| isHolierThan | Haram area of Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
early Islamic history
ⓘ
life of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| isOneOf | two main Harams in Islam ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Makkah Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Hadith literature ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | Islamic pilgrimage rites ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Saudi authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | global Muslim community ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
restrictions on carrying weapons
ⓘ
restrictions on cutting plants ⓘ restrictions on fighting ⓘ restrictions on hunting ⓘ special religious regulations ⓘ |
| surrounds | Masjid al-Haram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedBy | millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.