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Makkah, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah and commonly shortened to Mecca, is the holiest city in Islam and the capital of the Makkah Province of Saudi Arabia. The city is 70 km inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m above sea level. Its last recorded population was 1,578,722 in 2015.

International : Thousands of maskless Muslim pilgrims kick start largest Hajj of COVID era in Saudi Arabia

Cricket : Stokes, Root, Bairstow return for ODIs against India; uncapped Gleeson earns England T20I call-up

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Cricket : Adil Rashid to miss India white-ball series to go on Hajj pilgrimage

International : Saudi Arabia lifts Covid curbs, permitting travel to India

Politics : Saudi Arabia approves Haj security plan

National : Mahattas is Mecca of photography in Kashmir

International : After protests by rights groups, Saudi Arabia halts deportation of four Uyghurs to China

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