Pilgrimage to Mecca
Follow the 4th Ring Road around Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
In the centre of Mecca and visible from all directions is the Masjid al-Haram, also known as the Great Mosque of Mecca. Adjacent to the mosque is the Makkah Clock Tower, topped by a gold crescent.
20 nm: Fly to the Great Mosque and retyrn | 37 nm: Entire route
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Locale: Mecca
- Route: Mecca East OE49 to Mecca East OE49
- Distance: 20 / 37 nm
- File name: saudi-arabia-OE49-to-OE49-VFR-mecca-220612
Waypoints
- WP 1 - E Intersection | Note the NE portion is only partially constructed
- WP 2 - N Intersection
- WP 3 - W Intersection
- WP 4 - SW Intersection
- WP 5 - SE Intersection
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WP 1 - E Intersection | Note the NE portion is only partially constructed
![](pics/mecca-220612-002.jpg)
WP 2 - N Intersection
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WP 3 - W Intersection
![](pics/mecca-220612-004.jpg)
WP 4 - SW Intersection
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WP 5 - SE Intersection
![](pics/mecca-220612-006.jpg)
Mecca East OE49
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Great Mosque of Mecca. Adjacent to the mosque is the Makkah Clock Tower.
![](pics/mecca-220612-008.jpg)
Great Mosque of Mecca. Adjacent to the mosque is the Makkah Clock Tower.
![](pics/mecca-220612-009.jpg)
Makkah Clock Tower
![](pics/mecca-220612-010.jpg)
Makkah Clock Tower
![](pics/mecca-220612-011.jpg)
Makkah Clock Tower
![](pics/mecca-220612-012.jpg)
Great Mosque of Mecca. Adjacent to the mosque is the Makkah Clock Tower.
![](pics/mecca-220612-013.jpg)
Great Mosque of Mecca. Adjacent to the mosque is the Makkah Clock Tower.