Some 50,000 Nigerian Muslims annually go on the Hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

每年，大概有5万名尼日利亚伊斯兰教徒去沙特阿拉伯的麦加朝圣。

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The two tallest buildings in the world are the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

世界上最高的两栋建筑是阿联酋迪拜的哈利法塔和沙特阿拉伯麦加的麦加皇家钟楼。

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Cattle and camels still earn money, as do goats shipped to Saudi Arabia for slaughter by pilgrims to Mecca.

牛和骆驼还能赚钱，羊被船运到沙特阿拉伯麦加被朝圣的人屠宰。

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In another development, foreign ministers of the Islamic Co-operation Organisation (OIC) have called for Syria to be suspended from the 57-nation bloc at an emergency two-day summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which starts on Tuesday.

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MECCA, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- One could almost feel the need to do a double-take at seeing the steadily emptying Grand Mosque in Mecca from outside our hotel room window.

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Among its projects: the Mecca-to-Medina high-speed railway in Saudi Arabia, the Marmaray railway linking the European and Asian sides of Istanbul in Turkey and the Ural Polar railway project in Russia.

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