The valley is a mecca for wine lovers. The town has become a mecca for tourists.
Recent Examples on the WebNow, this tailoring maverick has landed at the practice’s mecca: Savile Row. Matharu’s arrival at the Row isn’t about upturning the cutting tables so much as reimagining what’s possible at the home of British bespoke. Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022 The area is widely known as a golf mecca, with over 23 championship courses, according to the local Visitor and Convention Bureau, and is home to the RBC Heritage tournament on the PGA Tour. Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The Greater Zion region, and Utah as a whole, has begun marketing itself as a mecca for cyclists.The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 May 2022 California appears to be the mecca for data breaches nationally, according to a report from Forbes Adviser.Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 California State Parks began construction this week on 30 new bicycle turnouts on winding roads that lead up the 3,849 foot-high mountain that rises in central Contra Costa County and is a mecca for Bay Area cyclists. Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 July 2022 But when Snow's BBQ opened in 2003, she was convinced to oversee the pits at the Saturday-only restaurant that is now a mecca in Texas for devout barbecue eaters. Todd A. Price, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 Because there was so little television exposure in those days, and because the Eastern seaboard was considered the mecca of the game, not everyone knew of Russell’s potential. Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 July 2022 Chicago was the mecca in the ’80s, and then London, thanks to Pete Tong, was getting all of the imports from Chicago. Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 June 2022 See More
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Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a destination of pilgrims in the Islamic world