Islamic Cities & Places
Across
- 2. The city where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) migrated to and established the first Islamic state
- 4. The holiest city in Islam, home to the Kaaba
- 5. A valley near Mecca, a site for Hajj rituals like stoning the Jamarat
- 7. Home to Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam
- 8. A historically significant city, capital of the Umayyad Caliphate
- 12. The capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, a renowned center of knowledge
- 13. The cube-shaped building in Mecca, the focal point of Muslim prayer
- 14. A prominent Islamic city in Egypt, known for Al-Azhar University
Down
- 1. The second hill in Mecca, walked between during the Sa'i
- 3. The region in western Arabia where Mecca and Medina are located
- 4. Arabic term for a mosque, a place of worship
- 6. The site of the first mosque ever built by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) near Medina
- 9. A major center of Islamic learning and culture in Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain)
- 10. One of the two hills between which pilgrims perform the Sa'i during Hajj
- 11. The plain where pilgrims spend the most crucial day of Hajj, performing Waqfat Arafat