joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam
"After decades of living abroad, he finally returned to Mecca for his first Hajj pilgrimage."
Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.
"The downtown shopping district has become a mecca for bargain hunters from all over the city."
Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
A large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime.
"Millions of pilgrims from around the world travel to Mecca each year to perform the Hajj ritual at the holy site of the Ka'ba."