12 minutes agoEmpty Mecca as Muslims fast Ramadan
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The holy city of Mecca has been photographed completely empty until Muslims in isolation are holding the month of Ramadan this year. Mecca's Great Mosque is open year-round and is usually filled, especially during Hagi, but the strict blocking measures in Saudi Arabia have left it completely empty. [...]
The holy city of Mecca has been photographed completely empty until Muslims in isolation are holding the month of Ramadan this year.
Mecca's Great Mosque is open year-round and is usually filled, especially during Hagi, but the strict blocking measures in Saudi Arabia have left it completely empty.
In the holy month of Ramadan, believers fast to mark the time when the Koran was first proclaimed to the prophet Muhammad.
Family members traditionally gather in iftars, after sundown, and then pray something that is not possible this year under strict measures to fight the coronary.
The following pictures show empty Mecca.
Saudi Arabia has confirmed more than 15,100 cases of Coronavirus and about 130 dead,
Most mosques, closed and people were asked to stay at home.
