Since Jerusalem was located near the middle of the known world of antiquity, it naturally occupied a central position on early world maps.
1) It has been explained with scientific evidence, for the first time in history, that Bithoor-Kanpur in India is the centre of the land of planet earth. 2) This Centre has the highest magnetic field on earth.
In 1973, Andrew J. Woods, a physicist with Gulf Energy and Environmental Systems in San Diego, California, used a digital global map and calculated the coordinates on a mainframe system as 39°00′N 34°00′E, in modern-day Turkey, near the district of Kırşehir, Kırşehir Province, approx. 1,800 km north of Giza.
Earth's core is the very hot, very dense center of our planet. The ball-shaped core lies beneath the cool, brittle crust and the mostly-solid mantle. The core is found about 2,900 kilometers (1,802 miles) below Earth's surface, and has a radius of about 3,485 kilometers (2,165 miles).
The "Mecca: the Center of the Earth, Theory and Practice" conference was organized and attended by Muslim theologians and other religious officials from across the world.
But you may not realise London is more than double the size of New York City. New York is 783.8 square kilometres - but London is 1,572! So while there are approximately 6,070 people living per square kilometre in London, there are 10,430 in the Big Apple.
A rough visual comparison of the map shows the urban area of Tokyo is maybe 3 times the size of London.
Groundbreaking new mapping research released this week at World Urban Forum 10 concludes that there are around 10,000 cities worldwide — and as many followed Shenzhen's trajectory as they did Rome's.
Using the same yardstick, Delhi is now India's largest “city.” Delhi, one of the world's oldest cities, became India's capital in 1912 when the British moved the seat of government there from what was then Calcutta. Today, the area has become one of India's most vibrant and fast-growing metros.
Paris covers an estimated 105 square kilometers, which means London is 15 times larger than Paris. Paris appears to be quite small and not much bigger than London's central business district.
You'll find a quality city base in Boston's streets of historic brownstones, many with skilfully modernised interiors. ultured, artistic and packed with heritage, Boston is geographically the closest US city to London, where Brits can feel completely at home.
Vatican City, officially called The Holy See, is located within a walled area of the Italian capital city of Rome. The small country officially came into existence in 1929 after the Lateran Treaty with Italy.
Nauru, an island in the Pacific Ocean, is the second-smallest republic in the world—but it doesn't even have a capital city. Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings explains why.
The three smallest countries in the world are Vatican City, an enclave within Rome, Italy. Monaco, a principality at the Mediterranean coast and an enclave within Southern France, and Nauru, an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Armstrong further says that the Kaaba was thought to be at the center of the world, with the Gate of Heaven directly above it.
The rise of Islam is intrinsically linked with the Prophet Muhammad, believed by Muslims to be the last in a long line of prophets that includes Moses and Jesus.
Passenger aircraft are not allowed to travel over Mecca as a mark of respect to this holy site. Non-Muslims are not permitted to travel to Mecca, as it is a sacred place for the Islamic faith, and the center of the Hajj pilgrimage.
Deep in the centre of the planet is the 'inner core', which we think is made of solid iron and nickel. This is surrounded by the 'outer core', which is also made of iron and nickel, but is molten. Convection currents in the outer core create Earth's magnetic field.