What Is the Largest Mosque in the Sacred Sites?

The largest mosque in the sacred sites of Makkah al-Mukarramah is Nimrah Mosque, located in Arafat site. It was built in the mid-eighth century on the site where Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH), delivered the Farewell Sermon during the Farewell Pilgrimage. It is the second-largest mosque in Makkah al-Mukarramah Province by area, after the Grand Mosque. On the Day of Arafah, it accommodates approximately four hundred thousand worshippers from among the Hajj pilgrims.

Over time, Nimrah Mosque has undergone several expansions, including the expansion during the reign of Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, increasing its area to over 110,000 m, in addition to its eight thousand m shaded courtyard. Nimrah Mosque has six minarets, each standing sixty m high, three domes, and sixty-four doors, distributed across ten main entrances.