Since Mecca was holy site for all Arabian faiths, it was spared from the numerous tribal conflicts between Arabs throughout the Arabian Peninsula. This allowed for Mecca to see the flourishing of commerce and international trade. The religious plurality permitted in Mecca was critical for maintaining Mecca's important position along the Arabian trade routes.
Arabian peninsula
Mecca was an important city for Arabs on the Arabian peninsula, before Islam because it was a worship place for them.
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Many cities on the Arabian Peninsula were trading centers. Mecca (Makkah) and Medina were major centers on the peninsula proper. On the edges were Baghdad, Cairo, and Alexandria (much of Iraq lies on the geographical boundary of the peninsula). Cities in present-day Yemen and Oman traded across the Indian ocean with mainland Asia.
Many cities on the Arabian Peninsula were trading centers. Mecca (Makkah) and Medina were major centers on the peninsula proper. On the edges were Baghdad, Cairo, and Alexandria (much of Iraq lies on the geographical boundary of the peninsula). Cities in present-day Yemen and Oman traded across the Indian Ocean with mainland Asia.
The Mecca area of the Arabian Peninsula
In modern day Saudi Arabia on the Arabian peninsula, in the cities of Mecca and Medina.
The history of the Arabian Peninsula helped shape the culture of the region when it became the cradle of Islam. The cities of Mecca and Medina hold high significance in the Islamic world. Mecca is the destination of the annual pilgrimage.
Makkah(also spelled Mecca) and Madinah.
its really cold for the landscapes like in the hajj its dry but with the cemantic oasis that has been there for more than 3 billion years it has helped all the comunities of the zone to keep warm --------- · The Arabian Peninsula is very dry and arid, in the south of the peninsula, is the Rub-al-Kalhi or great Arabian Desert · The peninsula has oases scattered around · The Arabian Peninsula is mountainous · Mecca is surrounded by low hills for protection · Mecca is a crossroad of three continents, Africa, Asia, and Europe, which is well suited for trade
The majority of people on the Arabian Peninsula in 600 CE were pagans, but Christianity and Judaism were making strong inroads. The Prophet Muhammad was acquainted with Christianity, through a close relative in Mecca. He became more acquainted with Judaism after he fled from Mecca to Medina.