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A sacred place in Mecca

Published: Thursday, Dec. 28 2006 12:08 a.m. MST

Khalil Hamra, Associated Press

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Tens of thousands of Muslims surround the Kaaba, or sacred house, inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca Wednesday. Every Muslim is expected to make at least one pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca in his lifetime. The cube-shaped Kaaba is the

Tens of thousands of Muslims surround the Kaaba, or sacred house, inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca Wednesday. Every Muslim is expected to make at least one pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca in his lifetime. The cube-shaped Kaaba is the center of circumambulations performed during the hajj, and it is toward the Kaaba that Muslims face during their prayers.

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