The oasis city of Sakakah in northwestern Saudi Arabia as photographed from the International Space Station orbiting 261 miles above on 26 November 2020. Sakakah (also spelled Sakaka) is the capital of the Al Jouf Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia. It is a rapidly growing, historic oasis city with a population of over 200,000. An optimised version of an original NASA image: Credit: NASA
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The city lights of Mecca, Islam's holiest city, are seen from the International Space Station on July 26, 2023, as it orbited approximately 259 miles above western Saudi Arabia. A photograph taken from the International Space Station on26 July 2023. An optimised version of an original NASA image: Credit: NASA/WHoburg
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A photograph from the ISS on March 26, 2023, shows the illuminated cities of Jeddah and Mecca in Saudi Arabia contrasting with the dark Red Sea and surrounding desert from 258 miles above Earth.