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JA๐ Mecca Through 4,000 Years
Watch the city of Mecca evolve around the Kaaba across centuries.
~2000 BCE โ According to Islamic tradition, Prophet Ibrahim builds the first Kaaba in an empty desert valley.
630 CE โ The Kaaba is purified after the conquest of Mecca and restored as a sanctuary for the worship of one God.
750 CE โ Early Islamic empires expand the mosque, forming the first large sanctuary around the Kaaba.
1700 โ Ottoman architecture shape Masjid al-Haram with domes, arches and tall minarets.
1990 โ Major modern expansions begin to accommodate millions of pilgrims.
2012 โ The Abraj Al Bait clock tower rises above the mosque skyline.
2026 โ Today the Grand Mosque surrounds the Kaaba at the heart of the largest pilgrimage site on Earth.
4,000 years of history. One sacred center.
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