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Looklex: Mecca
Encyclopedia entry that details the important points and history about the holy city of Mecca and briefly refers to the mosque and the Ka'ba.
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Sacred Sites: Places of Peace and Power: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Information about the birthplace of Muhammad, Mecca, or Makkah.
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Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project: The Life of Muhammad
A newer full-text biography of Muhammad written from an Islamic perspective.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Birth of Islam
Illustrated essay explains, in a few short paragraphs, the significance of Muhammad, the Koran, and Mecca as central to the origin of the Islamic faith.
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Sacred Land Film Project: Mecca
Information about the environmental status of present-day Mecca, principally threats to its preservation as a sacred site owing to overdevelopment.
Curated OER
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Explore the city of Mecca through pictures, a slideshow, and maps. There also is a short history of the city and a timeline covering events up to 2006.
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Entrance to Al Haram Mosque
Explore the city of Mecca through pictures, a slideshow, and maps. There also is a short history of the city and a timeline covering events up to 2006.
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Traditional Houses in Narrow Alleyways
Explore the city of Mecca through pictures, a slideshow, and maps. There also is a short history of the city and a timeline covering events up to 2006.
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Entrance to Al Haram Mosque
Explore the city of Mecca through pictures, a slideshow, and maps. There also is a short history of the city and a timeline covering events up to 2006.
Curated OER
Traditional Houses Meet Modern Blocks
Explore the city of Mecca through pictures, a slideshow, and maps. There also is a short history of the city and a timeline covering events up to 2006.
Curated OER
Traditional Houses in Narrow Alleyways
Explore the city of Mecca through pictures, a slideshow, and maps. There also is a short history of the city and a timeline covering events up to 2006.