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| − | [[Image:Mecca.jpg|thumb|300px|Mecca at night]] Mecca is the holiest site in [[Islam]]. All able bodied Muslims who can afford to go are | + | [[Image:Mecca.jpg|thumb|300px|Mecca at night]] Mecca (also spelled ''Makkah'')is the holiest site in [[Islam]]. All able bodied Muslims who can afford to go are required to make a pilgrimage--called the [[Hajj]]--to Mecca at least once in their life. During a Hajj, vast camps of pilgrims spring up, and huge crowds of people from all over the world complete a series of tasks required of all pilgrims. |
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| + | The city does not admit non-Muslims. | ||
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Mecca (also spelled Makkah)is the holiest site in Islam. All able bodied Muslims who can afford to go are required to make a pilgrimage--called the Hajj--to Mecca at least once in their life. During a Hajj, vast camps of pilgrims spring up, and huge crowds of people from all over the world complete a series of tasks required of all pilgrims.
The city does not admit non-Muslims.