A Muslim pilgrim enters the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025 ...

The simplest mosque would be a prayer room with a wall marked with a “mihrab” – a niche indicating the direction of Mecca, which Muslims should face when praying. A typical mosque also ...

The hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has in recent decades been plagued by deadly disasters, from stampedes to terror attacks.

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. The building ...

More than 1.5 million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the hajj kicked off ...

Three emergency centres are operating inside the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site in the Saudi city of Mecca to serve worshippers converging on the place from inside and outside the kingdom.

Grand Mosque in Mecca expands capacity and services amid ... with a total capacity of 155,000 tons — keeps temperatures inside the mosque steady between 22 and 24 degrees Celsius.