Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah (Arabic: مكة المكرمة, romanized: Makkat al-Mukarramah, lit. ’Makkah the Noble’, Hejazi pronunciation: [makːa almʊkarːama]) and commonly shortened to Makkah (Arabic: مكة, romanized: Makkah, Hejazi pronunciation: [makːa]),is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam.It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level. Its last recorded population was 1,578,722 in 2015.Its estimated metro population in 2020 is 2.042 million, making it the third-most populated city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and Jeddah.
SAUDI – AMERICAN HEALTHCARE FORUM
The Saudi-American Healthcare Forum will assemble business leaders, educators, and industry professionals to uncover and promote U.S. and Saudi initiatives that are focused on health improvements.