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The holiest sites in Islam are located in the Arabian Peninsula. [2] While the significance of most places typically varies depending on the Islamic sect, there is a consensus across all mainstream branches of the religion that affirms two cities as having the highest degree of holiness, in descending order: Mecca, and Medina.
This is a list of the largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, based on the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2010 population estimates from the report's 2007 revision). [1]
This is a list of largest cities in the Arab world. The Arab world is here defined as the 22 member states of the Arab League. [1] Largest cities
The Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities (OICC Arabic: منظمة العواصم والمدن الإسلامية; French: Organisation des capitales et villes islamiques), formerly known as Organization of Islamic Capitals, is one of the affiliated organs and nonprofit organization of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation focused on preservation and promotion of cultural heritage of ...
Kaaba and Al-Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Both Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims agree on the three Holiest sites in Islam being, respectively, the Masjid al-Haram (including the Kaaba ), in Mecca; the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, in Medina; and Al-Masjid al-Aqsa, in Jerusalem . Both the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and the Ibrahimi Mosque in ...
This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continuing through to the present day.
All Dulles Area Muslim Society is a mosque in the United States, located in Sterling, VA and serving 5000 Muslim families. ADAMS offers a wide variety of services. Also known as the American Fazl Mosque. Served as the American headquarters of the Ahmaddiya movement in the United States until 1994.
Most internal migrants have settled near the cities of Tehran, Isfahan, Karaj, Ahvaz, Mashhad and Qom. Tehran, with a population of 8.7 million (2016 census), is the largest city in Iran and is the nation's capital. Tehran is home to around 11% of Iran's population. It is the hub of the country's communication and transport networks.