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Masjid ul-Haram. Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The largest is the majestic mosque that all Muslims aspire to. The total area is 400 thousand square meters. meters, it can accommodate 1,1 million worshipers, and this figure will increase to 4 million during the Hajj season. The door of the Kaaba is made of 280 kilograms of pure gold. Each has nine towers over 90 feet high, four main gates, and forty-one gates.
In the Qur'an, the phrase "Masjidul Haram" is used in several senses. Sometimes it means "haram". Makkah is an area surrounded by a special border defined around the city of Mukarrama, which includes the city and certain areas around it. According to a hadith narrated from our Prophet, this area was forbidden on the day when Allah created the heavens and the earth. It is forbidden in the honor of Allah until the Day of Resurrection: no tree will be cut down, no plant will be uprooted, no animal will be hunted, and no war will be fought.