| Muslim pilgrim's destination | 
            Universal | 
            22 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Site where the Quran was first revealed to Muhammad | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            16 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrim's destination | 
            LA Times Mini | 
            13 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Holiest city in Islam | 
            USA Today | 
            24 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            USA Today | 
            03 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            17 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            LA Times Mini | 
            12 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Central place of worship (5) | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            28 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Where was Mohammed born? (5) | 
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            | Islam's sacred city (or Howard University's nickname) | 
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            | Doctor came around college, a place attracting many? (5) | 
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            | Islamic holy city | 
            The Times Concise | 
            27 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Islamic center | 
            Family Time | 
            18 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hajj's destination | 
             | 
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            | Holy city of Islam | 
            LA Times Mini | 
            13 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Muslim place of pilgrimage (5) | 
             | 
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            | City in Saudi Arabia; holiest site of Islam (5) | 
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            | Muslim holy city | 
            Commuter | 
            28 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Saudi city | 
            The Telegraph Mini | 
            15 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Holy city of Islam | 
            Commuter | 
            08 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Arabian city | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            02 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Holiest city to Muslims | 
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            | Destination of the Hajj | 
             | 
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            | Muslim holy destination | 
            Commuter | 
            22 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Kaaba setting | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            15 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Male beach crab seen occasionally in spiritual centre (5) | 
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            | Muslims' holy city (5) | 
             | 
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            | Islamic spiritual centre | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            14 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Came out to tour cold Saudi city | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            14 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Birthplace of Muhammad | 
            Universal | 
            07 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Chief place of Muslim pilgrimage (5) | 
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            | Holiest city of Islam | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            26 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Holy city of Islam | 
            Universal | 
            24 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | City where Mohammed was born (5) | 
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            | Birthplace of Muhammad | 
            LA Times Mini | 
            04 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Destination of the hajj pilgrimage | 
             | 
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            | Islam's holiest city | 
            Mirror Tea Time | 
            29 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Islam's holiest city | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            23 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | About 100 came in confusion to holy city | 
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            | Islamic spiritual centre | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            03 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Destination of a hajj | 
            Commuter | 
            27 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Came about the mystery of a holy city (5) | 
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            | Lord's club stocking MDMA: a place attracting many | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            12 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Place of pilgrimage for Muslims (5) | 
             | 
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            | Place that is a focus of attraction for an activity or group | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            04 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Dicky came to tour cold Saudi city | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            22 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Islamic spiritual centre | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            22 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | What a mosque's mihrab points toward | 
            Universal | 
            20 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Holy city of Islam | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            18 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Home of the Kaaba | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            16 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy city | 
            Commuter | 
            08 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            05 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrim's destination | 
            Universal | 
            02 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Great Mosque locale | 
            LA Times Mini | 
            28 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Holy city of Islam (5) | 
            Puzzler | 
            25 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Place that attracts visitors (5) | 
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            | Place much visited by me on some occasions | 
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            | Haj goal (5) | 
             | 
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            | Holy city becoming academic without any aid (5) | 
             | 
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            | Holy Islamic city and birthplace of Mohammed | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            25 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Islam's holiest city | 
            The Telegraph Mini | 
            15 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Islam's holiest city | 
            Mirror Tea Time | 
            04 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            04 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Holy city in Islam | 
            Commuter | 
            30 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Conservative came out of reverenced place (5) | 
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            | Holy Saudi city | 
            Universal | 
            21 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrim's destination | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            08 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Where was Muhammad born? (5) | 
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            | Major draw | 
            Newsday | 
            21 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | The holiest city of Islam | 
             | 
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            | Pilgrimage site | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            24 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Saudi pilgrimage city (5) | 
             | 
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            | Pilgrimage site | 
            LA Times Mini | 
            10 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Islamic holy city | 
            The Times Concise | 
            09 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | The most holy city in the religion of Islam (5) | 
             | 
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            | Place of pilgrimage first caliph came round to (5) | 
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            | Place of special attraction, or the end of the hadj (5) | 
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            | Giant tourist attraction | 
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            | Islam centre | 
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            | Number one cricket club? Answer, Lord's, for cricketers | 
             | 
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            | Holy city in Islam | 
            New York Times | 
            09 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Holy city for Muslims | 
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            | Saudi hadj city (5) | 
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            | Pilgrimage destination in Saudi Arabia | 
             | 
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            | Destination for Muslims making a pilgrimage | 
             | 
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            | Muslim pilgrim's destination | 
            Universal | 
            04 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Possibly came out of the cold to a holy city (5) | 
             | 
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            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            25 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy site | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            15 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | I object to 200 getting a place of worship (5) | 
             | 
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            | Masjid al-Haram setting | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            13 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Holy city came about within a century | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Islamic spiritual centre | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            21 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Dicky came to take in cold Saudi city | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            21 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Many came distraught from place heavily visited (5) | 
             | 
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            | Male beach crab regularly in Saudi city | 
             | 
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            | Holy city of Islam | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            26 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Holiest city of Islam | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            12 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Its population doubles once a year | 
            New York Times | 
            27 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            20 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Home of the Kaaba | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            07 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            22 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | City whose population more than doubles during Dhu al-Hijjah | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            30 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | Holiest city in Islam | 
            Universal | 
            26 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Minute beach crab regularly disappearing in spiritual centre | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            27 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            03 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Holy place in Islam | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            23 Apr 2023 | 
          
          
            | Holy city in Saudi Arabia | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Holy city in Saudi Arabia | 
            Universal | 
            28 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Annual destination of about 2.5 million pilgrims | 
            New York Times | 
            21 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Major city in Saudi Arabia | 
            USA Today | 
            04 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Place that many visit | 
            Newsday | 
            25 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            USA Today | 
            24 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrim's destination | 
            Newsday | 
            19 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Holiest city in Islam | 
            USA Today | 
            17 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Masjid al-Haram city | 
            USA Today | 
            08 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Kaaba setting | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            16 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Destination of a hajj | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            13 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Place pointed toward by a qibla compass | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            26 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            New York Times | 
            24 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Holy city of Islam | 
            The Times Concise | 
            30 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | The Kaaba’s location | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            06 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            27 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            USA Today | 
            16 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | City Muslims face during salat | 
            Universal | 
            23 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy city | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            12 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy city | 
            The Washington Post | 
            12 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hornby's construction system missing no place in Saudi Arabia  | 
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            | Hornby's construction system missing no place in Saudi Arabia | 
            The Guardian Cryptic | 
            07 Feb 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hajj city | 
            Universal | 
            05 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | No leaving construction sets in sacred site | 
            The Guardian Cryptic | 
            17 Dec 2021 | 
          
          
            | Arabian religious centre | 
            Canadiana | 
            22 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Hajj city | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            07 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | It's faced when performing salah | 
            USA Today | 
            06 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            27 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Umrah destination | 
            USA Today | 
            17 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Hajji's destination | 
            Universal | 
            01 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Tourist destination | 
            Newsday | 
            27 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrimage destination | 
            Universal | 
            17 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            04 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            USA Today | 
            04 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | City home to the Kaaba | 
            Universal | 
            28 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            24 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Note copy artists primarily draw for tourists  | 
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            | Destination for aficionados | 
            The Washington Post | 
            27 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Destination for aficionados | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            27 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Islamic spiritual centre | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            17 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Dicky came to tour cold Saudi city | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            17 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Saudi city is tourist magnet | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            15 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | KrisKross reportedly sees a holy place  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Birthplace of Muhammad | 
            Newsday | 
            15 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy city | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            08 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy city | 
            The Washington Post | 
            08 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Came out to tour cold Saudi city | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            20 Sep 2020 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            15 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Kaaba setting | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            28 Jul 2020 | 
          
          
            | Nuts came to take in cold Saudi city | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            15 Jul 2020 | 
          
          
            | Home of the Kaaba | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Jul 2020 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site | 
            Universal | 
            29 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | Big drawer? | 
            Universal | 
            17 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage destination | 
            Universal | 
            25 May 2020 | 
          
          
            | Birthplace of Muhammad | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            11 May 2020 | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrim's destination | 
            Universal | 
            27 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Big tourist attraction | 
            Newsday | 
            06 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Home to the Kaaba | 
            USA Today | 
            28 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | Male beach crab seen regularly in Saudi city | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            25 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hajji's destination | 
            The Washington Post | 
            07 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hajji's destination | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            07 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage destination | 
            The Times Concise | 
            12 Dec 2019 | 
          
          
            | Saudi city | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            07 Dec 2019 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            28 Nov 2019 | 
          
          
            | Mea culpa initially repeated within holy city | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            18 Nov 2019 | 
          
          
            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
            Universal | 
            12 Oct 2019 | 
          
          
            | Dug up in elegiac cemetery in holy city | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            10 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Major visitor attraction set for construction?  No abandoned  | 
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            | Top drawer? | 
            Universal | 
            17 Aug 2019 | 
          
          
            | Any big tourist attraction | 
            Newsday | 
            05 Aug 2019 | 
          
          
            | Major tourist attraction | 
            Newsday | 
            13 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Any tourist draw | 
            Newsday | 
            12 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Hajji's destination | 
            USA Today | 
            02 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | Tourist magnet | 
            Newsday | 
            12 Mar 2019 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site in Saudi Arabia | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
            The Times Specialist Sunday | 
            17 Feb 2019 | 
          
          
            | Waikiki, to surfers | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            08 Feb 2019 | 
          
          
            | Waikiki, to surfers | 
            The Washington Post | 
            08 Feb 2019 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            22 Jan 2019 | 
          
          
            | Hajji's destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
             | 
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            | Waikiki, to surfers | 
             | 
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            | Hajj destination | 
             | 
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            | Top drawer? | 
             | 
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            | What leads many people to say 'Let's face it'? | 
            New York Times | 
            23 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | No, no at 16, it should be holy land  | 
             | 
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            | Pilgrimage destination | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            27 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Graduate rings back Clare and Charlie from holy city | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            06 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Islamic holy city | 
            USA Today | 
            27 Aug 2018 | 
          
          
            | Joint capital of SaudiГ%82В Arabia | 
            Family Time | 
            20 Aug 2018 | 
          
          
            | Jamaraat Bridge location | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            28 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Islam's spiritual center | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            23 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrimage site | 
            Universal | 
            14 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Drawer for travelers | 
            Newsday | 
            01 Jun 2018 | 
          
          
            | Sacred city of Islam | 
            The Guardian Speedy | 
            19 May 2018 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage site in Saudi Arabia | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Grand Mosque locale | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            25 Mar 2018 | 
          
          
            | Grand Mosque locale | 
            The Washington Post | 
            25 Mar 2018 | 
          
          
            | Holy destination of Muslim pilgrimages | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Academic loses aid from holy city | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            06 Jan 2018 | 
          
          
            | Jamaraat Bridge location | 
             | 
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            | Islam's spiritual center | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrimage site | 
             | 
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            | Islamic holy city | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hajji's destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | What leads many people to say "Let's face it"? | 
             | 
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            | Site of the world's largest mosque | 
             | 
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            | Pilgrimage destination | 
             | 
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            | City near the Red Sea coast | 
            Universal | 
            24 Dec 2017 | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrim's destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Terminus of a hajj | 
            USA Today | 
            19 Dec 2017 | 
          
          
            | Las Vegas, to gamblers | 
            USA Today | 
            04 Dec 2017 | 
          
          
            | Tourism magnet | 
            Newsday | 
            29 Oct 2017 | 
          
          
            | City whose population triples once a year | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            02 Sep 2017 | 
          
          
            | Islam's holiest city | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            30 Aug 2017 | 
          
          
            | Vail or Aspen, to a skier | 
            USA Today | 
            03 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | Churchill Downs, to horse racing fans | 
            New York Times | 
            02 Jun 2017 | 
          
          
            | Center of attraction, so to speak | 
            Jonesin | 
            23 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Religious place for people of the Islamic religion | 
             | 
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            | Place of pilgrimage, for some | 
            Universal | 
            07 Jan 2017 | 
          
          
            | Vail or Aspen, to a skier | 
             | 
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            | Churchill Downs, to horse racing fans | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Terminus of a hajj | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Las Vegas, to gamblers | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | City near the Red Sea coast | 
             | 
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            | Place of pilgrimage, for some | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pilgrims' destination | 
            The Washington Post | 
            12 Dec 2016 | 
          
          
            | Holy place in Middle East hundreds swarm essentially  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Islamic pilgrimage site | 
            Jonesin | 
            01 Nov 2016 | 
          
          
            | Holiest city of Islam | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            30 Sep 2016 | 
          
          
            | Place of pilgrimage | 
            Universal | 
            14 Sep 2016 | 
          
          
            | Site of a Muslim pilgrimage | 
            Universal | 
            02 Sep 2016 | 
          
          
            | City with the world's largest clock face | 
            New York Times | 
            26 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Holy city came about, within century | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            25 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | Big tourist draw | 
            Newsday | 
            24 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy city | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            26 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy site | 
            New York Times | 
            21 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Popular place to visit | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            12 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Home of King Faisal Hospital | 
            Newsday | 
            03 Apr 2016 | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy city | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Popular place to visit | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | City with the world's largest clock face | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Place of pilgrimage | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Muslim holy site | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Place of pilgrimage | 
            USA Today | 
            16 Dec 2015 | 
          
          
            | Major draw | 
            Newsday | 
            29 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage destination | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            18 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrim destination | 
            Newsday | 
            27 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | City of pilgrimages | 
            Universal | 
            20 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | Islamic holy city | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            18 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | Major tourist draw | 
            Newsday | 
            17 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | Tourist attraction | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            09 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | Holy city of Islam | 
            The Times Concise | 
            31 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
            New York Times | 
            23 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | Birthplace of Mohammed | 
            Irish Times Simplex | 
            12 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrim's destination | 
            Family Time | 
            01 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | Tourist draw | 
            Newsday | 
            11 Feb 2015 | 
          
          
            | Pilgrim destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tourist draw | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | City of pilgrimages | 
             | 
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            | Place of pilgrimage | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Major draw | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Magnet for pilgrims | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pilgrimage destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Malcolm X went there in 1964 | 
             | 
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            | Masjid al-Haram locale | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Major tourist draw | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hajj destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Birthplace of Muhammad | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tourist attraction | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Where some pilgrims flock | 
             | 
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            | Ultimate destination, as it were | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Center of group activity | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Big tourist draw | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tourist magnet | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrim's destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Central city of Islam | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Where some pilgrims hope to land | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | End of a pilgrimage, sometimes | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrim's goal | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pilgrim's destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Common destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tourist __ | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Home to the Great Mosque | 
             | 
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            | City non-Muslims may not enter | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | European seen in London club, a place that attracts many  | 
             | 
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            | City non-Muslims may not enter | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Destination during a hajj | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Where many pilgrims progress | 
             | 
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            | Spiritual center of Islam | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Big draw | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | End point of a common journey | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Popular tourist spot | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Muslim pilgrim's destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pilgrim magnet | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Holy city of Islam | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Muslim's destination | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Holy city of Islam | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tourist magnet | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Islamic pilgrim's destination | 
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            | Vegas, vis-à-vis gambling | 
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            | Where pilgrims flock | 
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            | Endpoint of pilgrims' progress? | 
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            | Center of worship | 
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            | Site of a sacred building called the Kaaba | 
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            | Tourist magnet | 
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            | Birthplace of Muhammad | 
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            | Site of a sacred building called the Kaaba | 
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            | Pilgrimage city | 
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            | Pilgrim's destination | 
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            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
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            | Much-visited place | 
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            | Where pilgrims flock | 
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            | Attractive locale | 
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            | Tourist attraction | 
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            | Pilgrim's destination | 
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            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
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            | Attractive locale | 
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            | Home to many a 10 Across | 
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            | Pilgrimage destination | 
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            | Muslim holy city | 
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            | Popular tourist spot | 
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            | Pilgrim's destination | 
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            | Popular tourist spot | 
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            | Where many pilgrims progress to? | 
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            | Attractive place? | 
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            | Islamic holy city | 
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            | City visited by pilgrims | 
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            | Islamic center | 
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            | Center of activity | 
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            | Hajj destination | 
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            | Hajji's place | 
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            | Muslim holy place | 
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            | Pilgrim's goal | 
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            | Pilgrim's place | 
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            | Pilgrim's destination | 
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            | Muslim holy city | 
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            | Spiritual center of Islam | 
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            | Hajj destination | 
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            | Center of interest | 
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            | Holy city of the Middle East | 
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            | Birthplace of Mohammed | 
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            | Place that attracts many visitors | 
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            | Starting point of Muhammad's night journey | 
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            | Muslim pilgrim's goal | 
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            | Believer's goal | 
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            | City in Saudi Arabia | 
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            | Islamic holy city | 
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            | Pilgrims' destination | 
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            | Pilgrims' destination | 
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            | Hit by 49 Across | 
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            | Pilgrimage site | 
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            | Much-visited place | 
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            | Much-visited place | 
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            | Great Mosque locale | 
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            | Pilgrim's goal | 
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            | Pilgrim's destination, maybe | 
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            | Muslim holy place | 
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            | Pilgrim's goal | 
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            | Muslim holy place | 
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            | Muslim holy city | 
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            | City near the Red Sea | 
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            | Place of pilgrimage | 
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            | Much-visited place | 
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            | Islam's holy city | 
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            | Hajji's destination | 
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            | Tourist hub | 
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            | Holiest city of Islam | 
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            | Pilgrimage site | 
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            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
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            | Birthplace of Muhammad | 
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            | Pilgrim's quest | 
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            | Pilgrims' destination | 
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            | Big draw | 
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            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
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            | Mohammed's birthplace | 
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            | Muslim holy city | 
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            | Islam's spiritual center | 
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            | Gathering point | 
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            | Magnet for visitors | 
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            | Islam's holy city | 
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            | Hajji's destination | 
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            | Hajji's destination | 
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            | Tourist spot | 
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            | Islam's holy city | 
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            | Saudi holy city | 
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            | Destination of 1 Across | 
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            | Tourist attraction | 
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            | Islam holy city | 
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            | Center of attraction | 
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            | Hajji's goal | 
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            | Spiritual center of Islam | 
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            | Birthplace of Muhammad | 
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            | Pilgrimage destination | 
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            | Islamic holy city | 
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            | Hajji's destination | 
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            | Spiritual center of Islam | 
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            | City near the Red Sea | 
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            | Pilgrimage terminus | 
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            | Tourist magnet | 
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            | Holy city of Islam | 
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            | Islam holy city | 
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            | Spiritual center of Islam | 
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            | Big drawer? | 
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            | Islam's spiritual center | 
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            | Hajj goal | 
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            | Tourist draw | 
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            | Islamic center | 
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            | Mall, to some | 
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            | City captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1517 | 
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            | Holy city of Islam | 
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            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
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            | Visitors' center | 
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            | Saudi city | 
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            | Travelers' destination | 
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            | Pilgrim's destination | 
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            | City non-Muslims may not enter | 
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            | Muslim's destination | 
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            | Pilgrimage destination | 
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            | Pilgrimage site | 
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            | Muhammad s birthplace | 
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            | Islamic holy place | 
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            | Journey's end, for some | 
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            | Destination for some pilgrims | 
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            | Birthplace of Muhammad | 
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            | Magnet, of a sort | 
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            | Birthplace of Mohammed | 
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            | City visited by pilgrims | 
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            | Tourist attraction | 
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            | Pilgrims' goal | 
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            | Hajj's goal | 
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            | Hajj destination | 
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            | Ellis Island, for many | 
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            | Gathering point | 
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            | Tourist magnet | 
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            | Hajj's goal | 
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            | Muhammad's birthplace | 
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            | Hajj destination | 
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            | Hajj destination | 
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            | Center of activity | 
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            | Pilgrim's goal | 
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            | Muslim's destination | 
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            | Hub | 
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            | Tourist hub | 
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            | Holy city | 
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            | Birthplace of Mohammed | 
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            | Goal of a Muslim pilgrimage | 
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            | 1963 Gene Pitney song | 
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            | Goal of many travelers | 
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            | Hajj objective | 
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            | Islamic center | 
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            | Muslim's holy place | 
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            | Tourist attraction | 
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            | Hajis have been here | 
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            | Hajj goal | 
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            | Mohammed's birthplace | 
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            | Moslem pilgrim's destination | 
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            | Destination during a hadj | 
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            | Center for connoisseurs | 
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            | Islamic spiritual center | 
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            | Goal of one on a hadj | 
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            | El Dorado, for example | 
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            | A goal of pilgrims | 
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            | Moslems' holy city | 
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            | Personal goal | 
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            | Goal of a sort | 
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            | Holy city | 
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            | Place attracting crowds | 
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            | Place of great attraction | 
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            | Goal | 
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            | Pilgrimage city | 
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            | City in Saudi Arabia, its seaport, Jidda. | 
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            | Capital of Hejax. | 
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            | Spiritual center of 69 Across. | 
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            | Site of the Kaaba. | 
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            | Holy city. | 
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            | Symbolic city. | 
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            | Place sought as a goal. | 
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            | Where the Great Mosque is. | 
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            | Tourist attraction. | 
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            | Place visited by many people. | 
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            | Hejaz capital. | 
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            | Goal for many people. | 
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            | Center or goal for many people. | 
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            | Supremely desirable goal. | 
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            | Place of pilgrimage. | 
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            | Birthplace of Mohammed. | 
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            | Yearned-for destination. | 
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            | Destination of pilgrims. | 
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            | Shrine city in Saudi Arabia. | 
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            | Moslem holy place. | 
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            | Capital of Hejaz, in Arabia. | 
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            | One capital of Saudi Arabia. | 
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            | Capital of Hejaz. | 
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            | Pilgrim's goal. | 
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