Mecca (disambiguation)
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Mecca or Makkah most probably refers to:
Mecca is used in the names of the following:
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- MeccaMeccaMecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
(Makkah al-Mukarramah) in Saudi Arabia, the holiest site in Islam.- Makkah Province, the province surrounding that city.
- Mecca, a place or goal around which an activity or interest is centred, derived from the Arabian city.
Mecca is used in the names of the following:
- Mecca, CaliforniaMecca, CaliforniaMecca is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 8,577 at the 2010 census, up from 5,402 at the 2000 census....
: a town in Riverside County, California, United States. - Mecca, IndianaMecca, IndianaMecca is a town in Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 335 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mecca is located at ....
: a town in Parke County, Indiana, United States. - Mecca Township, Trumbull County, OhioMecca Township, Trumbull County, OhioMecca Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,829 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- Mecca-ColaMecca-ColaMecca-Cola is a cola-flavoured carbonated beverage. The flagship product of the Mecca Cola World Company, it is marketed as an alternative to U.S. brands such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola to "pro-Muslim" consumers...
: a cola-flavoured carbonated beverage. - Mecca: a clothing brand.
- Mecca OintmentMecca OintmentMecca Ointment is the product name of a first aid ointment used for the temporary relief of pain and/or itching associated with minor burns, sunburn, minor cuts, scrapes, insect bites and for the temporary protection of minor skin irritations. Mecca is a white petrolatum-based topical cream...
: the former name for a commercial ointment, discontinued in 2004. - Mecca Bingo: a division of The Rank Group Plc.
- Mecca Leisure GroupMecca Leisure GroupMecca Leisure Group was a British business that ran nightclubs, hotels, theme parks, bingo parlors, and Hard Rock Cafes. During the 1960s they were the centre of entertainment with numerous nightclubs throughout major UK towns and cities. Mecca ballrooms were used for the BBC TV show Come Dancing...
: a UK entertainment business. - Mecca Dance Hall TottenhamMecca Dance Hall TottenhamFor 94 years 415-419 High Road Tottenham, London, N17 was a leading North London entertainment venue. The building started life as a roller skating rink in 1910 but the following year was refitted as the Canadian Rink Cinema. In 1925 it was converted into a dance hall known as the Tottenham Palais...
, a former entertainment venue in TottenhamTottenhamTottenham is an area of the London Borough of Haringey, England, situated north north east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:Tottenham is believed to have been named after Tota, a farmer, whose hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book; hence Tota's hamlet became Tottenham...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. - the Milwaukee Exposition Convention Center and Arena, since renamed U.S. Cellular ArenaU.S. Cellular ArenaU.S. Cellular Arena is an indoor arena, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
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- MechaMechaA mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...
, piloted or remote-controlled vehicles in certain subgenres of science fiction. - MEChAMEChAM.E.Ch.A. is an organization that seeks to promote Chicano unity and empowerment through political action. The acronym of the organization's name is the Spanish word mecha, which means "fuse"...
, an organisation of Chicano students in the United States. - MeccanoMeccanoMeccano is a model construction system comprising re-usable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears, with nuts and bolts to connect the pieces. It enables the building of working models and mechanical devices....
, a metal construction kit toy. - MekkaJX (artist)Jake Williams is a British dance DJ and remixer, who has recorded as JX and Rex the Dog. JX found success in 1993 following a recording contract with Hooj Choons, a United Kingdom dance independent record label.-Chart success:...
, one of the earlier aliases of DJ Jake Williams, best known as JXJX (artist)Jake Williams is a British dance DJ and remixer, who has recorded as JX and Rex the Dog. JX found success in 1993 following a recording contract with Hooj Choons, a United Kingdom dance independent record label.-Chart success:...
(currently Rex the Dog).