[DOC] [TLE] Mecca - Wikipedia [PAR] Mecca or Makkah (Arabic:      Makkah) is a city in the Hejaz in Saudi Arabia, 
the capital of its ... Mecca is home to the Kaaba, by majority description Islam's 
holiest site, as well as being the .... Ptolemy has sometimes been alleged to have 
called the Mecca "Macoraba", though this ...... "The Growing Pains of the Ancient 
Hajj". [DOC] [TLE] Kaaba - Wikipedia [PAR] The Kaaba also referred as Al Kaaba Al Musharrafah (The Holy Kaaba), is a 
building at the center of Islam's most sacred mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram, in 
Mecca, al-Hejaz, Saudi Arabia. It is the most sacred site in Islam. It is considered 
the "House of Allah" and has a similar role to the Tabernacle ..... There was a "red 
stone", the deity of the south Arabian city of Ghaiman, and... [DOC] [TLE] Mecca | Saudi Arabia | Britannica.com [PAR] Jun 23, 2016 ... Mecca, Arabic Makkah, ancient Bakkah, city, western Saudi Arabia, ... It was also 
in this cave that he received the first verse (yah) of the holy Qurn. .... has 
called the identification of Macoraba with Mecca into question. [DOC] [TLE] English-French translation :: Mecca :: Dictionary - Add to favorites! [PAR] Arabic Makkah, ancient Bakkah or Macoraba, city in western Saudi Arabia, 
located in the ... Mecca is the most holy city of Islam; it was the birthplace of the 
Prophet Muhammad, .... Islamic The holy city of Islam, also called the 'mother of 
cities'. [DOC] [TLE] Mecca - Sacred Sites [PAR] Mecca, an Islamic holy place in Saudi Arabia, has the Great Mosque, the Ka'ba 
and ... into an important trade and religious center, and was known as Macoraba. 
... According to ancient Arabian traditions, when Adam and Eve were cast from ... 
on Mt. Arafat, near the present city of Mecca (previously called Becca or Bakkah,
... [DOC] [TLE] Mecca - Public Encyclopedia Services Home Page [PAR] Mecca, also Makkah (ancient Macoraba), is a city in western Saudi Arabia, ... and 
several holy sites within the sacred precincts of the great mosque, called... [DOC] [TLE] Mecca facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] Home Places Asia Arabian Peninsula Political Geography Mecca ... The 
pilgrimage (hajj) to the sacred city of Mecca and experience of ... The hajj begins 
with a procession called the tawaf, which takes the pilgrim around the ... In the 
southeastern corner of the Ka'aba is the sacred Black Stone, an ancient holy relic 
about 11... [DOC] [TLE] Mecca - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Sep 28, 2016 ... The city of Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the Islamic ... It had become 
an important trade and religious center, known as Macoraba, by Roman and 
Byzantine time. ... The Ka'bah can be called the holiest place in Islam. ... The Hajj 
was an ancient ritual, even in the time of Muhammad in the seventh... [DOC] [TLE] Sacred Land Film Project  Mecca [PAR] Nov 1, 2006 ... Meccaofficially Makkahis the holy city of Islam. Located in western Saudi 
Arabia near the Red Sea, in the sandy Valley of ... that represented pagan deities 
and were destinations of ancient pilgrimages. ... During the Roman and 
Byzantine empires, the city of Mecca was known as Macoraba and its... [DOC] [TLE] History of The Holy Mosque In MeccaMajlis-e-Ulama Shia Europe ... [PAR] Oct 9, 2013 ... Mecca (Arabic Makkah, ancient Macoraba) city in western Saudi Arabia, capital 
of Al-Hijaz in Hijaz province near Jiddah. The Muslims called... [DOC] [TLE] The Historical Importance of Mecca - Boston Commons High Tech ... [PAR] Dec 11, 2015 ... [18] The prophet Muhammad designated Mecca as the holy city of Islam and the 
.... architecture of Hijaz, the ancient name for the western part of Saudi Arabia, ..... 
identified with a place called Macoraba mentioned by Ptolemy. [DOC] [TLE] HISTORICAL CLAIMS REGARDING MECCA - The History of Mecca [PAR]

Question: This Saudi Arabian holy city was called Macoraba by the ancients
Answer: Mecca