An amazing aerial view shows Muslims circling the Kaaba inside and outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca

An amazing aerial view shows Muslims circling the Kaaba inside and outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca 

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims perform the early morning Eid Al-Fitr prayer in the Saudi holy city of Mecca

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims perform the early morning Eid Al-Fitr prayer in the Saudi holy city of Mecca

Muslims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during the Muslim month of Ramadan

Muslims circle the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during the Muslim month of Ramadan, in Mecca 

Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city, Mecca

Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city, Mecca

King Abdullah II arrives at the Saudi Jeddah airport

Jordan's King Abdullah II arrives at the Saudi Jeddah airport before
 heading to the holy city of Mecca to perform the Umrah  during the fasting month of Ramadan.

Hundreds of Muslims gather to pray and to break their fast in holy Muslim city of Mecca

Hundreds of Muslims gather to pray and to break their fast in holy Muslim city of Mecca

The four-faced clock tower in the Holy City of Mecca

Muslims pray inside the Grand Mosque, with the Mecca Clock lit up in the background, on the first day of the fasting month
 of Ramadan in Mecca

This is what the four-faced clock tower in
 the Holy City of Mecca will look like when finished
. The clock, billed as the world's biggest with a
diameter of 40 meters (130 feet), will sit atop the second highest building in the world

The under construction four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers is seen overlooking  the Grand Mosque in Mecca in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Photo technique: Aerial

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