Al-Zaher Palace Museum, Mecca

#14 among attractions in Mecca

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Al-Zaher Palace Museum in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is a historical museum that exhibits the history of Makkah and various archaeological collections for different periods of Islamic history in the region and was built in an area of 2700 m² covering two stories and surrounding gardens. It was built with an Islamic architectural style with cut and carved stone. ()

Coordinates: 21°26'46"N, 39°48'29"E

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Al-Zaher Palace Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Black Stone, Hira, Great Mosque of Mecca, Masjid e Taneem.

2 miSE
Stela, Spiritual
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Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
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Great Mosque of Mecca
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1.5 miN
Mosque
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3.4 miE
Mountain for hiking to a famous cave
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4.1 miE
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1.5 miSE
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Bridge
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21°23'28"N • 39°53'5"E
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Mosque
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Memorial
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