GOVERNMENT OF MAKKAH
Makkah is home to the Kaaba and belongs to all the Muslims and the mayor of the Makkah is Dr. Osama bin Fadhel Al-Bar and the provincial governor is Khalid al Faisal.
OSAMA AL-BAR
MAYOR
KHALID AL FAISAL
PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR
CENSUS
POPULATION
1992
965,697
PEOPLE
CENSUS
POPULATION
2004
1,294,168
PEOPLE
CENSUS
POPULATION
2010
1,534,731
PEOPLE
Number of people who performed Hajj
Every year around two million people performed Hajj. Hajj is the fifth pillar in Islam and every Muslim has to perform Hajj in Makkah, once in life if they can afford it.
THE WORLD’S MOST
EXPENSIVE LAND
LAND COST PER SQUARE METER
(MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA: COST OF LAND NEAR MASJID AL-HARAM)
Size of Makkah (Area)
Makkah in a desert valley and covered the area about 463 mi² and located in western Saudi Arabia.
METRO
500 square miles / 1294 square kilometers
URBAN
330 square miles / 854 square kilometers
Nearby Cities
Distance between Makkah and surrounding cities, list of nearby cities from Makkah in kilometers and miles.
JEDDAH
42 miles (68 km)
MEDINAH
209 miles west (337 km)
RIYADH
493 miles (793 km)
Airport distance to Makkah
See below for the nearest airports to Makkah.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
POLICE
999
FIRE
998
AMBULANCE
997
HIGHWAY POLICE
996
ACCIDENTS
993
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