Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Kairouan' has mentioned 'Mecca' in the following places:
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[1] In the period of Caliph Mu'awiya (reigned 661xe2x80x93680), it became an important centre for Sunni Islamic scholarship and Quranic learning,[2] and thus attracting many Muslims from various parts of the world, next only to Mecca and Medina and Jerusalem . | WIKI |
[22] Local tradition holds that seven pilgrimages to the Great Mosque equals one pilgrimage to Mecca,[23][24] which according to some, made Kairouan the fourth holiest city in Islam after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. | WIKI |
It is not surprising that in the past, seven pilgrimages to Kairouan could take the place of the one pilgrimage to Mecca prescribed for all Muslims. | UNESCO |