On 19th place most visited tourist cities is Mecca. Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia. Home to the Masjid al-Haram, it is the holiest city in Islam and plays an important role in the faith. As of 2008 the annual Hajj pilgrimage attracts two to three million pilgrims to the city, and presents both opportunities for the city’s economy, and challenges for its infrastructure. Culturally, the city is modern, cosmopolitan and ethnically diverse. The modern day city is located in and is the capital of Saudi Arabia’s Makkah Province, in the historic Hejaz region. With a population of 1.7 million (2008), the city is located 73 km (45 mi) inland from Jeddah, in a narrow valley, and 277 m (910 ft) above sea level. There are lot of travel deals and travel trips to Mecca.
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