'Mena' is a desert location situated some 5 kilometres to the east of the
Islamic holy city of
Mecca (Makkah) in
Saudi Arabia. It stands on the road from Mecca's city centre to the
Hill of Arafat.
Mena is best known for the role it plays during the annual
Hajj pilgrimage, when its tent cities provide temporary accommodation to hundreds of thousands of visiting pilgrims. In the valley of Mina is the
Jamarat Bridge, the location of the
Stoning of the Devil ritual, performed between sunrise and sunset on the last day of the Hajj.
External links
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Mina photograph gallery
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