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Saudis stand watching at the scene where security forces killed two suspected terrorists Tuesday, June 21, 2005, on the outskirts of Mecca, accused of murdering a senior Saudi security official in Mecca three days ago, an Interior Ministry statement carried by the official Saudi press Agency reported. Lieutenant Colonel Mubarak al-Sawwat, of the Saudi intelligence, was assassinated on Saturday by unidentified gunmen as he was leaving his home in the holy city of Mecca. (AP Photo)
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Muslim pilgrim pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. Nearly 3 million pilgrims converged Saturday around the holy city of Mecca at the beginning of the 5-day hajj pilgrimage, a lifelong dream for many Musl
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Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Muslim pilgrims head to Arafat from Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Muslim pilgrims head to Arafat from Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Supplicating Pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram. Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Muslim pilgrim pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Muslim pilgrims gather after attending a prayer in Arafat outside Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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Muslim pilgrims head to Arafat from Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008.
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Kaaba at the heart of Mecca. As the night goes on pilgrims visiting the Holy House
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Muslim pilgrims pray on the rocky hill, mountain of forgiveness, near the holy city of Mecca
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Saudi Arabia´s King Abdullah, center, walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, after their meeting in Mecca Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007. Rival Palestinian leaders began crucial talks in Mecca Wednesd
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Street view of Mecca Saudi Arabian culture mainly revolves around the religion of Islam. Islam's two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, are located in the country. Five times every day, Muslims are called to prayer from the minarets of mosques which are scattered around the country.
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A group of pilgrims walk before departing for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, in Srinagar October 9, 2010. The first batch of 253 Kashmiri Hajj pilgrims set off on Saturday for the annual pilgrimage to the holiest place for Muslims in Mecca. A total of 6700 pilgrims from the troubled Kashmir region are expected to perform this year's ritual, authorities said.