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Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims circulate around the Kaaba (the black cube seen at center) inside the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest shrine, in Mecca. The Kaaba is the original place of worship that Muslims believe Abraham and Ishmael built 4,000 years ago. More than 2 million pilgrims are expected to take part in the Muslim annual "hajj" pilgrimage