2007-05-28 05:09:14 · 6 answers · asked by mahmoud 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The same reason the rest of the places in this picture do...
http://www.darksky.org/images/satelite/nile
(if that link doesnt work you can go here http://www.darksky.org/images/sat.html and the click on the Nile River image under the Middle East section )
Lots of lights in big cities. Mecca itself is 1.2 million people, and that doesnt count the constant pilgrims for the year round Umra, or the 4 million or so that show up for the Hajj every year.
The satellite image is the Arabian peninsula at night. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is the brightest point pretty much in the center of the image, its a city of 4.3 million or so. Mecca is the bright spot on the coast almost due west of Riyadh.
2007-05-28 05:24:58 · answer #1 · answered by Beach_Bum 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it has street lights like all the big cities. During the day it just blends in with the rest of the world.
2007-05-28 12:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's no brighter than Las Vegas when seen from space.
2007-05-28 13:18:20 · answer #3 · answered by Yoda Green 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never noticed. Maybe it's because it has a lot of bustling activity that requires use of light.
2007-05-28 12:13:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they never turn the lights off.
2007-05-28 17:58:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be the KABA is there.
2007-05-28 12:16:35 · answer #6 · answered by Muthu S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋