1,245 work around the clock to clean the Great Mosque of Mecca Mariam al-Jaber, Al Arabiya.net Published: 14 February ,2017: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:52 AM GST ...

In 1979, some 500 fundamentalists Muslims armed with machine guns hidden under their robe seized the mosque for two weeks. The attackers were finally overpowered by French commandos summoned by ...

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.

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 billion.

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.

3. Great Mosque of Kairouan, Kairouan, Tunisia. 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 ...

Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers.It’s part of a $26 billion project to ...