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Old Posted Aug 6, 2007, 10:46 PM
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Actually, it is still called Mecca. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the name of a city in one language being different than another.
It is still spelled Mecca in English by many people, but the Saudi authorities have made all signs and references to it in English to "Makkah" because "mecca" is being used as a term in English now to refer to any place of interest to many people, for eg. "Las Vegas is the mecca of gambling".
     
     
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