Sunday, 25 December 2011

1.Masjid Al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Masjid Al-Haram is the largest Masjid in the world. Located in the city of Mecca, it surrounds the Kaaba, the place which Muslims worldwide turn towards while offering daily prayers and is Islam’s holiest place. The Masjid is also known as the Grand Masjid. The current structure covers an area of 4,008,020 square metres (990.40 acres) including the outdoor and indoor praying spaces and can accommodate up to four million Muslim worshippers during the Hajj period, one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world.


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