The Al-Adl cemetery ( ar, مقبرة العدل, Maqbarat al-‘Adl, lit=Cemetery of Divine Justice) is one of the earliest and largest and of six resting places in Mecca. It is also the second substantial cemetery in the city.
History and location
The graveyard was opened in 1926, and its size is around 50,000 square meters.
The cemetery is on Majed Street in Mecca. It is near
Masjid Al Haram
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that is located at northeast.
The cemetery is also near Makkah governorate headquarters that is at east side.
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Burials
Many eminent Saudi royals were interred in the al-Adl cemetery, including Prince Nayef
Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, نايف بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, ''Nāyif ibn ‘Abd al ‘Azīz Āl Su‘ūd''; 1934 – 16 June 2012) was the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and deputy prime minister from October 2011 and the min ...
, Prince Mansour,[ Prince Mishari,][ Prince Majid,][ Prince Fawwaz, Prince Sattam,][ Prince Fahd bin Saud and Prince Saud bin Faisal Al Saud.
In addition to Saudi royals, other senior figures, including Abdulaziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baaz and ]Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen
Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaymeen (March 9, 1929 – January 10, 2001; Arabic: محمد بن صالح العثيمين), also known as Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, was a prominent Islamic scholar from Saudi Arabia.
Biography
Uthaymeen was born on ...
were also buried in the graveyard.[ Additionally, the cemetery has been used as a resting place for former imams of Masjid Al Haram.][
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References
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1926 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Buildings and structures in Mecca
Burial sites of the House of Saud
Cemeteries in Saudi Arabia
Sunni cemeteries