Mecca Gate

Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia · built 1979

The Gate of Mecca, Mecca Gate or Makkah Gate (Bawwābāt Makka), also known as Qur'an Gate (Bawwābāt al-Qurʾān), is an arch gateway monumental on the Makkah al-Mukkarramah road of the Jeddah–Makkah Highway. It is the entrance to Mecca, the birthplace of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and signifies the boundary of the haram area of the city of Mecca, where non-Muslims are prohibited to enter.

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