The Grand Mosque and the cube-shaped Kaaba within it draw Muslims of all types from around the world throughout the year, though numbers increase significantly in the run-up to the hajj.

The Grand Mosque has grown around the Kaaba, and now reaches 356,800 square meters including the indoor and outdoor prayer areas – roughly the size of 285 Olympic swimming pools.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A towering construction crane collapsed on Friday during a violent rainstorm in Saudi Arabia's city of Mecca, Islam's holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and ...

The Grand Mosque and the cube-shaped Kaaba within it draw Muslims of all types from around the world throughout the year, though numbers increase significantly in the run-up to the hajj.

The Grand Mosque and the cube-shaped Kaaba within it draw Muslims of all types from around the world throughout the year, though numbers increase significantly in the run-up to the hajj.

According to the official website of the Religious Affairs Ministry, Baiturrahim Grand Mosque was initially made of timber. In 1761, King Unonongo revamped it, making a stronger building with 80 ...

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