1,245 work around the clock to clean the Great Mosque of Mecca and offer their services to worshippers and pilgrims. The number is increased to 1,715 during Ramadan and the hajj season while the ...

The Kaaba is located in the Great Mosque of Mecca, also known as Masjid al-Haram. When carrying out the Tawaf ritual, pilgrims walk around the Kaaba seven times.

Saudi security forces foiled a purported terror plot on Friday that targeted the Great Mosque of Mecca, the holiest site in Islam, the security spokesperson of the ...

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe on Friday began the annual pilgrimage to the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj — with the faithful walking in the ...

Beautiful buildings are a feast for the eyes. Whether shopping malls or office buildings, mosques or cathedrals, sports ...

Not only is the Great Mosque of Mecca considered to be the holiest mosque in Islam and the largest in the world, it is also the most expensive building on the planet, worth an incredible £75 ...

The Great Mosque of Mecca cost £73billion to build and is currently able to fit 2.5million worshippers inside. Located in Saudi Arabia, it receives millions of worshippers each year.

Pilgrims in the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia can once again touch and kiss one of Islam's most revered relics - the Black Stone set in the sacred Kaaba building. A barrier around the ...

The Great Mosque has stood at the heart of Arab-Muslim worship for more than a thousand years. A popular saying is that if you cannot go to Mecca, seven pilgrimages to Kairouan might save your soul.

The Great Mosque of Kufa, located in Iraq, is one of the earliest surviving mosques in the world. Built in the 7th century, it was home to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashidun caliph.

Battling extreme heat, an AC unit at AZ's 1st 'built from the ground up' mosque clunks along, providing worshippers with little comfort.