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Mecca
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10099a.htmThe birthplace of Mohammed and the seat of the famous Kaaba, it was celebrated even in pre-Islamic times as the chief sanctuary of the Arabs, and visited by numerous pilgrims and devotees.
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