[DOC] [TLE] Saudi Aramco World : Caravans To Mecca [PAR] Until the 19th century there were three main caravans to Mecca. The Egyptian 
caravan set out from Cairo, crossed the Sinai Peninsula and then followed the ... 
The other great caravan assembled in Damascus, Syria, and moved south via ... 
this caravan began in Istanbul, gathered pilgrims from throughout Asia Minor 
along... [DOC] [TLE] The Journeys of Ibn Battuta - Environment - Ecology [PAR] Ibn Battuta does not hint at the size of the annual pilgrimage caravan by which he 
... Syria till he reached Damascus, where he could join the annual Hajj caravan to 
Makkah. The fact that another caravan also left annually from Cairo tells us 
something of .... We made the seven-fold circuit of arrival and kissed the Holy 
Stone. [DOC] [TLE] Amir al-hajj - Wikipedia [PAR] Amir al-hajj was the position and title given to the commander of the annual Hajj 
pilgrim caravan by successive Muslim empires, from the 7th century until the 20th 
century. Since the Abbasid period, there were two main caravans, departing from 
Damascus and Cairo. .... From then on, Damascus served as the main gathering 
point for pilgrims... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Hajj - Wikipedia [PAR] The History of the Hajj encompasses a period starting from the time of Abraham 
through the establishment of the Islamic Hajj by Islamic prophet Muhammad, to 
the present-day hajj where millions of Muslims perform their pilgrimage annually 
... During the medieval times, pilgrims would gather in capital cities of Syria, 
Egypt,... [DOC] [TLE] Pilgrimage to Mecca: An Industry Under Control - Books & ideas [PAR] Sep 21, 2015 ... The decision was made public three months before the date of the pilgrimage, ... 
By taking control of the holy cities and the holy pilgrimage, successive ... security 
of the main caravans, which departed from Cairo and Damascus, ... Every year, 
several tens of thousands of pilgrims were stripped and, along... [DOC] [TLE] Hajj: The Journey of a Lifetime - Furman University [PAR] Photo: Pilgrims gather at the Mount of Mercy, where the Prophet delivered his ... "
The Pilgrimage," the Qur'an speaks of the divine command to perform the hajj 
and ... There were three main caravans: the Egyptian one, which formed in Cairo; 
the ... these two holy cities, on which the pilgrims converge, since the 15th 
century. [DOC] [TLE] Pilgrimage routes in the Ottoman period | Islamic World ... [PAR] Oct 11, 2016 ... Whilst pilgrimage in these times are comfortable, pilgrims in the ... the holy lands 
was via buses and not planes, where in the city squares ... there reached Cairo to 
join the convoy which had gathered here. ... Other than the Damascus and Cairo 
roads, Yemen and Baghdad - Basra roads were also popular. [DOC] [TLE] The Hajj and European Colonialism - Fair Observer [PAR] Aug 30, 2016 ... In making the pilgrimage to Islam's holiest cityMuhammad's ... more than 100 
and a stampede outside the city left several thousand dead. ... Each year, they 
sponsored imperial hajj caravans along major land routes to Mecca. ... the 
Ottomans fortified desert routes linking Damascus and Cairo to Mecca,... [DOC] [TLE] Journey to Mecca Educator's Guide - Smithsonian [PAR] Journey to Mecca dramatizes the 5,000-mile journey Ibn Battuta made in 1325 ... 
Joining the legendary Damascus Caravan with thousands of pilgrims bound for 
Mecca, he completed the final leg of what .... Hajj each year. ... Mecca  A city in 
Saudi Arabia that is home to the Ka'bah, the holiest site in ... (Where is Cairo?) [DOC] [TLE] Islamic Believers And The Muslim World History Essay [PAR] Mar 23, 2015 ... Unlike the first four the Hajj or the pilgrimage is a conditioned pillar ... of the last 
month of the Islamic year, and ends on the thirteenth day. .... The caravan routes 
linking the Holy Cities with Cairo and Damascus ..... all the Muslim pilgrims 
gather in the Holy City of Mecca to perform the .... Join the conversation. [DOC] [TLE] Pilgrim Road | Out of Eden Walk - National Geographic Society [PAR] Oct 5, 2013 ... Muslim pilgrims

Question: Thousands of pilgrims gather annually in Cairo & Damascus to join caravans to make the hajj to this holy city
Answer: Mecca