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- Mecca is a town in Saudi Arabia, considered holy ground within Islam. In the TMNT Adventures comic books, the turtles, Splinter and Ninjara head for Mecca in the storyline The Black Stone.
- Mecca is a city in the Hejaz in Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of that kingdom's Makkah Region. The city is located 70 km inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of 277 miles above sea level. Its resident population in 2012 was roughly 2 million, although visitors more than triple this number every year during the hajj ("pilgrimage") period held in the twelfth Muslim lunar month of Dhu al-Hijjah.
- Also, when a person of the muslim faith is buried, they have to face Mecca (much like when people are buried in the true faith, Christianity, they have to face Jeruselem). Also a cola and a type of cow I just made up. BTW Pagans use to travel to Mecca for religious purposes long before Islam was invented.
- Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Daniel Jackson compared Heliopolis to Mecca. (SG1: "The Torment of Tantalus")
- MECCA Wrestling has recently been taken over by "Shifty" Concetto Lombardo. This page will be filled in asap.
- Once the hometown of Muhammad, the city is revered by Muslims for containing the holiest site of Islam, the Sacred Mosque of Mecca. A pilgrimage to Mecca during the week of the Hajj is one of the Pillars of Islam, a sacred duty that is required of all able-bodied Muslims who can afford to go, at least once in their lifetime. People of other faiths are forbidden from entering the city. Muslims also must pray facing in the direction of Mecca five times a day.
- Mecca is the Arabian capital in some of the Civilization games and an Arabian city in others. In Rhye's and Fall of Civilization, its Arabic name ("Makkah") is used.
- Mecca was a city in Saudi Arabia, considered, along with Medina, one of the holiest sites in the Islamic faith. National Security Advisor Karen Hayes referenced the city while arguing against Tom Lennox's proposed security measures to fight the suicide bombings of the past weeks, hyperbolically saying that the proposal would justify "locking up every American who prays towards Mecca." ("Day 6: 6:00am-7:00am")
- Mecca is a club in San Francisco, California, United States.
- The first Teen Grid island. Purchased from Linden Labs by Tin Bling. Ever since its opening, it has been renting land. It has gone over major facelfits, including the major facelift where Teen Grid resident sonof Marvin bought all the land in the island of Mecca, and had a professional building team to rebuild its roads, and some of the buildings. It was later sold to Asuka Martin, who was the last person to own the island before she transferred to the Main Grid.
- Mecca (pronounced /ˈmɛkə/), also spelled Makkah (English: /ˈmækə/; Arabic: مكة Makka and in full: Arabic: مكّة المكرمة transliterated Makkah al-Mukarramah [mækːæt ælmukarːamæ]) is the holiest meeting site of the Islamic religion, closely followed by Medina. The city is modern, cosmopolitan and while being closed to non-Muslims, is nonetheless ethnically diverse.
- Mecca , also spelled Makkah , Makka (in full: Makka al-Mukarrama ; , literally: Honored Mecca) is Islam's holiest city and home to the Kaaba shrine and the Masjid al-Haram (The Sacred or Grand Masjid). The city is known for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which being one of the Five Pillars of Islam, attracts close to 3 million pilgrims every year. Muslims must pray facing Mecca.
- Mecca is a city on Earth. Located in the Muslim Bloc state of Arabia, Mecca is considered the holiest site of the Islamic religion, and those humans of the Islamic faith are required to make a pilgrimage to the city at least once in their lives in possible.. The city is located in western Arabia about 80 kilometers from the Red Sea. Mecca, along with much of the Middle East was particularly hard hit during the Third World War. A nuclear device was detonated in the city in the 2050s. (TLE novel: The Sundered)
- Mecca is in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. That is why its sports teams are nicknamed "the Jazz." The city is surrounded by a gigantic ocean. Unfortunately for swimmers, the ocean is filled with sand and oil. Facing away from Mecca while relieving oneself becomes problematic once pilgrims arrive at Mecca, as there is Mecca in all directions. These devotees have to take a bus outside the city several times each day.
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