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Originally Posted by wsxyz
Actually, it is still called Mecca. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the name of a city in one language being different than another.
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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".