INFORMATION ABOUT MAKKAH

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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