Also known as the Sacred Mosque and the Great Mosque of Mecca - it's probably the world´s most famous, mentioned in the Quran as the first building ever built to worship Allah, started in the 7th century during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammed. Attracting millions of Muslims every year to perform their Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages - including circling the cubelike black-stone building in its centre, called the Kaaba - the Masjid al-Haram is also the world's largest mosque complex (fully 35.6 hectares/88 acres in size) and can hold a staggering 2.5 million.
Read more in Tripatini contributor Adnan Ijaz' post 10 of the World´s Most Magnificent Mosques.
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