Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Mount Arafat
Mount Arafat is a granodiorite hill about 20 km southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 70 m in height, with its highest point sitting at an elevation of 454 metres. The Islamic prophet Muhammad, before becoming a prophet, would break the tradition of his tribe, the Quraysh, by standing at Arafat with the other Arabs, much to the shock of his fellow Qurayshite Jubayr ibn Muṭʽim who highlighted that he was a part of the Hums and questioning what business he had there.
- City
- Makkah
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Category
- Nature
- Suggested visit
- About 150 minutes
More places in Makkah
- Masjid al-Haram
- The Clock Towers
- The Two Holy Mosques Architecture Exhibition
- Jabal al-Nour
- Ajyad Fortress
- Cave of Hira
Background: Wikipedia