mecca

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His finance minister is left to explain the closing of big projects like Neom, a 105-mile-long city, or the Mukaab, a 1,300-foot cube-shaped skyscraper resembling the Kaaba shrine in Mecca.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

In 2016, Philadelphia razed another skateboard Mecca, known as Love Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The pilgrims were travelling from the Islamic holy city of Mecca to Medina when the accident took place, the Telangana government said in a statement.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Indeed, the two countries share a resilient relationship rooted in defence ties - from Pakistani troop deployments in the 1960s to commandos helping quell the 1979 Mecca mosque siege.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

My friends were going to have to go on to Mecca without me.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey