61.   Cities mentioned as possible venues for the meeting included Geneva, Vienna, the Turkish capital, Ankara, and Mecca, the holy city in Saudi Arabia.

62.   Christians who could not make the dangerous pilgrimage to Jerusalem during the Crusades substituted a trip through the labyrinth, with the center representing the holy city.

63.   Dr. Aubyn Marath, a British surgeon, has diagnosed a diseased spirit in the holy city.

64.   Egypt has again received U.N. approval to ferry thousands of Libyan pilgrims to the Muslim holy cities in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East News Agency reported Monday.

65.   Elias Freij, the longtime mayor of this holy city, became the standard bearer of Palestinian moderation and a peacemaker long before it became fashionable.

66.   East Jerusalem also is a holy city for Christians, Jews and Muslims.

67.   European members of the council have submitted a resolution calling on Israel to avoid moves that threaten final talks on the status of the holy city.

68.   Eid al-Adha takes place just over two months later, at the end of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to the holy city Mecca.

69.   Even in the holy city of Mecca itself smoking is allowed.

70.   Every Muslim is expected to make at least one pilgrimage to the holy city during his lifetime if at all possible.