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According to the Population Characteristics Surveys conducted by the General Authority of Statistics, the Mecca Province had a population of 8,557,766 as of December 2017, of which 4,516,577 were Saudis and 4,041,189 were foreign nationals. Divided by gender, 4,864,584 were males and 3,693,182 were
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was an oasis on the old caravan trade route that linked the Mediterranean world with South Arabia, East Africa, and South Asia. The town was located about midway between Maʾrib in the south and Petra in the north, and it gradually developed by Roman and Byzantine times into an important trade and
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The province is divided into 11 governorates, of which 5 have been classified Category A and the rest, Category B, with Mecca serving as the administrative headquarters and capital of the province. It is governed by an
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in the early 7th century. As the ancient caravan route fell into decline, Mecca lost its commercial significance and has since lived mainly on the proceeds from the annual pilgrimages and the gifts of Muslim rulers.
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with an estimated population of 2,867,446 as of 2020. Mecca is the second-largest city in the province and third-largest in the kingdom at 1,323,624. After the city of Ta'if at third place,
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around the year and its population increases by up to 2 million during the Hajj. It has approximately 700 kilometres (430 mi) of coastline on the Red Sea and hosts oil refineries in
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The Mecca region has 17 governorates, of which 5, Jeddah, Rabigh, Ta'if, Qunfudhah, and Laith, have been classified Category A, while the rest are Category B. The City of Mecca (
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is the most populous city in the province and the second-most populous city in the country. 1.233 The governorate with the largest population is the Jeddah Governorate. The
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in the 7th century, the cube-shaped stone building has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. During pre-Islamic times the region was ruled by a series of
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is the principal language of the deaf community. The large expatriate communities also speak their own languages, the most numerous of which are some of the
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world. Since the late 20th century, however, some scholarship has called the identification of Macoraba with Mecca into question.
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that is approximately 700 kilometers (430 mi) long, with many cities spread out across the coastline. Several
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From 1,823,598 Saudi male residents above the age of 10, 87.57%, representing 1,596,946 persons had some form of
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occupied by early Yemeni tribes. The region has held significant religious importance greatly increased with the
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The region underwent extensive economic development as Saudi Arabia's petroleum resources were exploited after
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religious centre. Ptolemy's inclusion of Macoraba (Μακοράβα), a city of the Arabian interior, in his
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and the area surrounding the city and is the administrative center and capital of the province.
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from the Kaʿbah. Beginning in the mid-10th century, the rulers of the city were chosen from the
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Of the province's Saudi residents who were above the age of 15, 1.15% reported some form of
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The Mecca Region hosts two of Saudi Arabia's 15 designated protected areas managed by the
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from the western coastal plains, which run parallel to the coast of the province on the
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is said to have been agreed upon. More recently, the province was modernized under the
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as the house of God. The central point of pilgrimage in Mecca before the advent of
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Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Macoraba
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of central Arabia, adherents to an austere, puritanical form of Islam known as
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and the Five Coral Reef, located 25 km (16 mi). The coastline faces
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Most of the central and eastern portions of the province are desert, with the
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are other populous cities and towns in the region. The region receives Muslim
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is the predominant religion overall in the country, with smaller numbers of
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Censuses in Saudi Arabia do not collect or report data concerning religion.
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it became a type of city-state, with strong commercial links to the rest of
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and, following the eclipse of that dynasty, of the ʿAbbāsid caliphate of
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line, which is Saudi Arabia's first and only high-speed railway line.
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flower, simplified as Damask rose and locally known as Ta'if rose.
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can be found across the coast of the province, along with some
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This article is about the province of Mecca. For the city, see
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females. The Mecca Province is the most populous province of
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General Authority for Statistics - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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has been held by the following individuals since 1925:
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sultans. In 1517, dominion over the area passed to the
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Governorates of the Mecca Region with 2022 population
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being the most common form of disability, followed by
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and it has a population even larger than that of the
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Provincial Governors of the Mecca Region since 1925
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The province is bordered by the 729:in 930 when that sect's leader Ṭāhir Sulaymān 3192: 3079: 2199: 2065: 1869:"Population of Cities in Saudi Arabia (2022)" 1113:speakers in the eastern parts of the region. 1077:and other religious groups, most of whom are 1037:was approximately 132 males per 100 females. 481:region, and has an extended coastline on the 8: 910: 519:Historically, the area was inhabited by the 51: 3602:Council of Economic and Development Affairs 1916:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 808:, with the most commonly-grown crops being 3694: 3579: 3366: 3362: 3296: 3199: 3185: 3177: 3086: 3072: 3064: 2206: 2192: 2184: 2072: 2058: 2050: 1796: 1794: 909: 172:Map of Saudi Arabia with the Mecca Region 43: 1101:The official language of Saudi Arabia is 1481: 1201: 1183:Administrative divisions of Saudi Arabia 364:153,148 km (59,131 sq mi) 1745: 1708: 411: 401: 388: 367: 354: 328: 264: 231: 213: 178: 164: 73: 68: 2034:A travel through the province of Mecca 1909: 603:. The province also hosts part of the 828:is famous for its cultivation of the 460: 393: 380: 372: 359: 346: 333: 253: 243: 160:at night and the Bab Makkah in Jeddah 27:Administrative region of Saudi Arabia 7: 2087: 1863: 1861: 1859: 1834: 1832: 1830: 1828: 1826: 1802:"Population Characteristics surveys" 1187:List of governorates of Saudi Arabia 706:The city of Mecca was sacked by the 591:, port and oil export facilities in 1472: 1444: 1425: 1401: 1377: 1353: 1329: 1310: 1291: 1269: 1230: 757:). With the Ottoman collapse after 441: 52: 1840:"Mecca | History & Pilgrimage" 531:, among other tribes. Part of the 25: 3389:Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 2080:Places adjacent to Mecca Province 892:Saja Umm Ar-Rimth Natural Reserve 800:takes place in the region's many 3281: 2214: 2148: 2131: 2123: 2104: 1671: 981: 477:. It is located in the historic 219: 166: 121: 110: 103: 92: 81: 3556:General Intelligence Presidency 2040:Umm Al Qura University in Mecca 504:, which is Saudi Arabia's main 888:Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area 1: 3546:Chairman of the General Staff 2149: 2105: 1898:Railway Gazette International 835:The province has an extended 462:[ˈmin.tˤa.qatˈmak.ka] 351:Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz 134:Clockwise from top to bottom: 2132: 2124: 1981:. 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Makkah Region
Mecca
Mecca (disambiguation)
Province





Great Mosque of Mecca
Jeddah Flagpole
Ta'if
Mecca
Jeddah
ISS
Map of Saudi Arabia with the Mecca Region highlighted in red
21°30′N 41°0′E / 21.500°N 41.000°E / 21.500; 41.000
Saudi Arabia
Capital
Mecca
Jeddah
the Holy Capital Governorate
Jeddah Governorate
Ta'if Governorate
Qunfudhah Governorate
Leith Governorate
Jumum Governorate
Rabigh Governorate
Khulays Governorate
Ranyah Governorate

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