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Makkah

Saudi Arabia

Watercolour of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Centered around Masjid al-Haram with the sacred Kaaba and minarets, the soaring Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, and the rugged peaks of Jabal al-Nour. Featuring Masjid and Abraj Al-Bait Towers.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Masjid; Abraj Al-Bait Towers; Mount of Light; Mount Thawr; Hejazi; Hijaz Mountains; arid Hejazi mountain flora
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Makkah, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in date palms in valley enclaves and hardy desert mountain vegetation.
Population1,578,722Wikidata: 1,675,368
Coordinates21.43°N, 39.83°E
Elevation277 m
Area760 km²
Time zoneAsia/RiyadhUTC+3
Solar noon12:21clock runs 0.3 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Makkah and you surface nearest to Otepa, French Polynesia — 377 km from the exact antipodal point.

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AsmaraER684 km
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Khartoum NorthSD1,002 km
OmdurmanSD1,007 km
KhartoumSD1,010 km

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