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Are Mecca and Medina actually the same city?

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No they are not. They are two distinct cities, separated by over 200 miles. Mecca is the birthplace of Mohammad and Islam. He lived there for 53 years. Medina is where Mohammad emigrated to, escaping Meccan persecution. read more

At the city's heart is al-Masjid an-Nabawi ("the Prophet's Mosque"), which is the burial place of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and is the second-holiest city in Islam after Mecca. Medina was Muhammad's destination of his Hijrah (migration) from Mecca, and became the capital of a rapidly increasing Muslim Empire, under Muhammad's leadership. read more

The Significance of Mecca. Mecca is the original English translation of the Arabic. Historically, the city has also been called Becca. In the 1980s, the Saudi Arabian government, and others, began promoting the spelling Makkah (in full form, Makkah al-Mukarramah), which more closely resembles the actual Arabic pronunciation. read more

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