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Pictured here is the Great Mosque of Mecca or Masjid al-Haram located in Saudi Arabia. In the Center is what is considered by Muslims to be the House of God, the Kaaba. In Islam, it is required to pray 5 times per day facing the Kaaba. It is also required by Islam to make a pilgrimage to Mecca in what is called Hajj.