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Baab Makkah Jeddah - Makkah Gate
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Baab Makkah Jeddah - Makkah Gate

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Baab Makkah Jeddah, Old Makkah Road, Jeddah Saudi Arabia
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Description

This beautiful site stands tall at the start of the road leading to the holiest city for Muslims, Makkah. Baab Makkah has witnessed hundreds of millions of pilgrims make their journey to the home town of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH). 

It is a three-arched gateway with a large turret on each side, providing support and entrance from Jeddah to Makkah. It serves as a historic monument in one of the oldest areas of Jeddah and has been preserved with great care since the 1940’s when the wall around Makkah was torn down. When you look at this majestic structure you can tell that it would have been impenetrable in its heyday. 

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Historical Site
Islamic History
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Location

Baab Makkah Jeddah, Old Makkah Road, Jeddah Saudi Arabia

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Reviews

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KW Hamilton

KW Hamilton

02/09/2023 17:37

Google review

Easy to walk from Historic Are and then catch a taxi also. Would be a good idea if the Authorities put up a plaque or something to make it easy for people to understand it’s importance.
D Sami

D Sami

01/09/2023 14:43

Google review

In old age the way to Mecca was started from here in Jeddah so it is called Mecca gate or Baab Makkah. No tickets are required , situated near the busy road.
Paweł Kasprzak

Paweł Kasprzak

12/15/2022 17:38

Google review

I have been there during November flood. Unique experience
Cri Bar

Cri Bar

09/10/2022 11:13

Google review

Well, I expected something really extraordinary and monumental but in fact this gate is a bit disappointing. its in the middle of a demolished area and totally neglected. I suggest you look at pictures in Internet instead of ordering a taxi to go there.
Abdirahman Ebrahim

Abdirahman Ebrahim

05/30/2022 12:42

Google review

The Mecca gate was historically the most important gate for Jeddah, Arabia's official pilgrim port. It stands at the start of the road that led to Islam's holiest city. In the last 14 centuries, billions of pilgrims have passed beneath it. The impressive three-arched recreation is flanked by large round turrets. The gate looks as though it would've been impregnable in its day, when it would've been supported by a wall that circumnavigated the entire city.
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