Contest #39
How to Play
To participate, just make your guess in the comments section for each photo. Guesses will be held until the end of the contest, when they will all be made public. Anything and everything is fair game for getting a correct answer. Each contest will last one week, starting on Friday. Each Wednesday at 0:00 hrs GMT a hint will be published. If you submit a correct answer before the hint is out, you'll earn an extra point, so submit your guess as soon as you have an idea.
Mecca, definitely.
Comment by Adam | June 23, 2008
Al-Masjid al-H?ar?m (the sacred Mosque) located in Mecca, is considered the holiest place on Earth for Muslims.
Comment by Skip (Austin, TX) | June 23, 2008
the Ka’aba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Comment by Devin | June 23, 2008
It is the e al-Masjid al-Haram mosque at Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
In the middle is the Holy Black Stone, the Kaaba.
Comment by Karel | June 23, 2008
The Kaaba inside the al-Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (apparently taken in the off-season)
Comment by Nathan D | June 23, 2008
Wow, I’m completely stumped. Have absolutely no idea.
Comment by Bas | June 23, 2008
Ahhhhh!!! Masjid al-Haram, the center of Mecca!
Comment by Bas | June 23, 2008
Al-Masjid al-?ar?m in Makkah, Saudi Arabia – the largest mosque in the world.
Comment by ACG | June 23, 2008
Masjid al-Haram, the center of Mecca, and the source of its prominence
Comment by PK | June 23, 2008
Mecca,Saudi Arabia
Comment by jasen | June 23, 2008
MEKKA, Masjid al-Haram, The Sacred Mosque
Comment by JORDI H | June 23, 2008
It’s the Ka’ba, within the courtyard of al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Comment by Chad Gregory | June 23, 2008
That’s the great mosque in Mecca, featuring the Kaaba.
Comment by Ben | June 23, 2008
This is the shine at Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Comment by Andy McConnell | June 23, 2008
This is the Kaaba (Google spells it Qa’ba) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The tipoff is the crowd circling the Kaaba plus the minarets.
Comment by charlie my boy | June 23, 2008
FINALLY GOT IT!!! Al-Masjid al-H?ar?m in Mecca
Comment by Matt S | June 23, 2008
It’s the Masjid al-Haram (Sacred Mosque) in Mecca Saudi Arabia
Comment by wolfpackman92 | June 24, 2008
This the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Comment by Enrique S | June 24, 2008
New here.. but that looks like Mecca to me.
Comment by Antha M | June 24, 2008
Grand Mosque Mecca
Comment by Ewen | June 24, 2008
The Haj, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Comment by Brian | June 24, 2008