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Jannat al-Mu'alla

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Jannat al-Mu'alla (Jannah al-Muʿallāh, lit. 'The Most Exalted Paradise'), also known as the "Cemetery of Ma'la" (Maqbarah al-Maʿlāh) and Al-Ḥajūn, is a historic cemetery located to the north of Masjid al-Haram, and near the Mosque of the Jinn in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is believed to be the burial place of several of the prophet Muhammad’s relatives and companions.

Cemetery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other cemeteries in Saudi Arabia