I'm one of 618,000 lucky souls live in Makkah .. and would be more than happy to give you a brief introduction about it .. Ready ?!
From a geographical point of view , it's located in the west of Saudi Arabia, 50 miles (80 km) from The Red Sea Coast , around a natural well (that has the blessed water Zamzam) ..
If you want to know the exact nature of Makkah , you will find that it is a group of valleys between a group of mountains (part of Al-Sarawat Mountain Range). Those mountains have great historical significance as well as religious value. They are places of revelation and worship.
Each one of these mountains has it's own story :) .. I mean it's great religious background .. and here, I'll talk about only two : Al-Nour Mountain and Thour Mountain ..
1) Al-Nour Mountain : It is located east of Makkah to the north. It occupies Hira'a cave, it was the Prophet (peace of Allah be upon him) favorate place to reflect and pray before becoming Allah's messenger. It is also the place where he received the first verses of Holy Quran. It is called AI Nour mountain because it was the start point for Propagation, as the word "Nour" means light.
2) Thour Mountain : it is the mountain that contains Thour cave, in which Messenger of Allah (Peace of Allah be up on him) and his companion AI Sideeq spent three days during their flee from Makkah to AI Madinah. This mountain is in the southern direction of Makkah and it's height is about 761 meters above sea level.
This is only a brief introduction about Makkah , not the whole story .. to talk about Makkah , we need hundreds of pages , not a single one! ..
