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Muslim worshippers walk around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Set some 1,500 years ago, the drama revolves around a disgraced warrior who redeems himself by defending the holy city of Mecca from foreign raiders.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Trump overlooked Israeli settlement expansion on land claimed by Palestinians and relocated the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the holy city that Palestinians claim as part of their future capital.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Photo gallery: Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival
The world’s largest religious festival is in full swing, with millions of Hindu devotees making the pilgrimage to a holy city in northern India to bathe in its sacred waters.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Set some 1,500 years ago, the drama revolves around a disgraced warrior who redeems himself by defending the holy city of Mecca from foreign raiders.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Trump overlooked Israeli settlement expansion on land claimed by Palestinians and relocated the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the holy city that Palestinians claim as part of their future capital.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Photo gallery: Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival
The world’s largest religious festival is in full swing, with millions of Hindu devotees making the pilgrimage to a holy city in northern India to bathe in its sacred waters.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Holy city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20city. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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