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the birthplace of Muhammad and the holiest city of Islam (located in western Saudi Arabia)
- The Turks use it in cooking, and also carry it to Mecca, for the same purpose that frankincense is carried to St. Peter's in Rome.Chapters 91-93 — The Pequod Meets The Rose-Bud; Ambergris; The Castaway (52% in)
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