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Al-Adl cemetery

Cemetery in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Field	Value
established
country	Saudi Arabia
location	Majid street, Mecca
coordinates
owner	State
size	50,000 square meters
findagraveid	2592135

The Al-Adl cemetery () is one of the earliest and largest of the six cemeteries in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.{{cite news|title=Some stampede victims to be buried in 6 Makkah cemeteries|date=30 September 2015

History and location

The graveyard was opened in 1926 and covers around 50,000 square metres. The cemetery is on Majed Street, near Masjid Al Haram.{{cite news|title=Salman likely new Saudi heir as Nayef dies|newspaper=Taipei Times|agency=AFP

Burials

Many eminent Saudi royals were interred in the al-Adl cemetery, including Prince Nayef, Prince Mansour, Prince Sattam,{{cite news|title=Sattam remembered for 45 years of service to nation|date=13 February 2013

In addition to Saudi royals, other senior figures, including Abdulaziz ibn Abdullah ibn Baaz and Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, were buried in the graveyard. Additionally, the cemetery has been used for the burials of the imams of Masjid Al Haram.

References

(18 June 2012). "Al Adl: One of Makkah's oldest cemeteries". [[Saudi Gazette]].
(14 April 2003). "Thousands Attend Majed's Funeral". [[Arab News]].
(17 June 2012). "King Abdullah in Makkah as Saudi Arabia prepares to bury Crown Prince Nayef". Emirates 24/7.
(18 June 2012). "Saudi crown prince laid to rest in Mecca". [[Al Jazeera English.
(29 July 2008). "Saudi royal court mourns Prince Fawaz bin Abdulaziz". [[Ain al-Yaqeen.

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