The Gate of Mecca, Mecca Gate or Makkah Gate, also known as Qur'an Gate, is an arch gateway monumental on the Makkah al-Mukkarramah road of the Jeddah–Makkah Highway. It is the entrance to Mecca, the birthplace of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and signifies the boundary of the haram area of the city of Mecca, where non-Muslims are prohibit…
The Gate of Mecca, Mecca Gate or Makkah Gate, also known as Qur'an Gate, is an arch gateway monumental on the Makkah al-Mukkarramah road of the Jeddah–Makkah Highway. It is the entrance to Mecca, the birthplace of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and signifies the boundary of the haram area of the city of Mecca, where non-Muslims are prohibited to enter.
Location: Jeddah–Makkah Highway; Mecca, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia
Designer: Dia Aziz Dia · Samir Elabd
Material: reinforced concrete
Length: 135–152 m (443–499 ft)
Width: 26–48 m (85–157 ft)
Height: premises: 3 m (10 ft) · wings: 3–23 m (10–75 ft) · book: 23–31 m (75–102 ft)
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