Mecca Mosque
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The Mecca Mosque, located in Hyderabad, India, is a significant mosque that can accommodate 10,000 worshippers. It was built by the Qutb Shahi sultans, with its planning centered around the Charminar, a historic monument completed in 1591. The mosque itself was constructed later and is considered a notable example of Indo-Saracenic architecture. In 2007, the mosque was the site of a bombing that heightened tensions in the city. The Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is the holiest shrine in Islam and receives millions of pilgrims annually.123
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