Masjid al-Namirah ( ar, مسجد نمرة) is a mosque in Wadi Uranah near

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in the Makkah Province of

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. It is believed to be where the Islamic prophet

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stayed before delivering his last sermon in Arafat. It is one of the most important landmarks during the Hajj, as it is where the khutbas are delivered to pilgrims during the

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during the Dhuhr and Asr prayers. It is located near the

Mount Arafat Mount Arafat ( ar, جَبَل عَرَفَات, translit=Jabal ʿArafāt), and by its other Arabic name, (), is a granodiorite hill about southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. The mountain is approximately ...

Structure

The mosque was built somewhere in the 9th century AD during the

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...

. It saw its largest expansion under the Saudi regime, when it was expanded to 27,000 m2, holding over thousands of worshippers. It is the second largest mosque by area after the Masjid al-Haram. The expansions cost over 337 million riyals.

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{{Mosques in Saudi Arabia Hajj Mosques in Saudi Arabia

Structure

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