Coordinates: 21°22′16″N, 39°56′12″E Muzdalifah (Arabic: مزدلفة) is an open, level area near Mecca in Saudi Arabia associated with the Hajj.In Muzdalifah pilgrims are required to collect pebbles. It lies just southeast of Mina on the route between Mina and Arafat. Each year on the 9th day of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah (in 2006 this was January 9), Muslim pilgrims visit Muzdalifah in the evening, after an afternoon of prayer at Arafat. Because of crowding, the pilgrims sometimes do not arrive there until late at night. At Muzdalifah they collect pebbles which will be thrown in the stoning of the jamarat ritual in Mina during the next three or four days. The pilgrims spend the night before leaving for Mina the next morning (Eid ul-Adha). Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... The Hajj (Arabic: ‎, translit: ; Turkish: ; Ottoman Turkish: حاج, Hāc; Malay: ) is the Pilgrimage to Mecca in Islam. ... Mina is a desert location situated some 5 kilometres to the east of the Islamic holy city of Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. ... Mina can refer to: // Mina, Gabon Mina, Greece Mina, Iloilo, in the Philippines. ... Plain of Arafat during the Hajj Mount Arafat (sometimes known as Mount Arafah) (Arabic: جبل عرفات; transliterated: Jabal Arafat) is a granite hill east of Mecca. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Quran, its principal scripture, whose followers, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe God (Arabic: الله ) sent through revelations to Muhammad. ... Dhu al-Hijjah ( ذو الحجة ) is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic Calendar. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bold textStoning of the Devil or stoning of the jamarat (Arabic: ramy al-jamarāt) is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. ... Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى), or Eid-e Qurban (Persian: عید قربان) or Kurban Bayramı (Turkish) occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. ...