“A New World Map with Mecca at the Center of the World. — A conventional map contains distortions because the world is round and a map is flat. Such maps can give a very inaccurate idea of the direction and distance to Mecca from other places in the world. On this new world map the direction of Mecca and the shortest distance between Mecca and any other place world is easily measured by a straight line.
It is amazing that Mecca is approximately at the center of the land mass of the world.” Great resource handout to supplement presentations on world maps. Reverse side has lots of room for writing your message. One free sample card is available above. These packs are available at a special price of $40 per 100. Produced by Len Guelke (see custom mapping below) at the special request of the Canadian Islamic Congress.
NOTE: This map is an Azimuthal Equal Area Projection. All continents are shown at true size and proportion. The reference to “Mecca being approximately at the center of the land mass of the world” can be said to be equally true of Jerusalem, or Athens for that matter. That region is roughly the antipode (point directly opposite on the globe) to the center of the Pacific Ocean, which is where the least land is located on Earth.
(Source: ODT Maps)
Danut, ar trebui sa ma iau si eu la cearta cu tine (cum se iau altii aici pe net) pentru publicarea acestei harti care promoveaza Islamul.
Numi vine sa cred ca asa o harta pagana poate sa arate asa de atractiv.
Va rog sa stergeti aceasta listare/post ca nu cumva cineva sa se converteasca la Mahomedanism (Islam).
Cu sentimente sarcastice si de gluma,
Gabriel
By: Gabriel Emanuel Borlean on 2 February 2010
at 4:50 pm
Sunt sigur ca glumiti.
Evident, scopul acestui post nu este de a propova islamul, ci de a ne permite sa vedem pentru citeva clipe lumea prin ochii unui musulman.
Putin empatie nu omoara pe nimeni.
Si o clarificare. Musulmanii nu sunt pagini. Ei sunt monoteisti, ca si iudeii. Oare o harta avind Ierusalimul in centrul ei ar irita la fel de mult?
By: DanutM on 2 February 2010
at 5:58 pm
probabil ca stiti, dar amintesc pentru cei ce nu au avut acest har: initial musulmanii se inchinau cu fata spre ierusalim. asa ca, propun o harta cu ierusalimul ca buric al pamintului, sa ne inchinam toti cu fata catre adevaratul rasarit. chiar si moscova. nu glumesc, se vede, nu?
By: pasareaphoenixremixed on 2 February 2010
at 9:49 pm
I was joking Danut, indeed. THanks for the correction regarding the term “pagan.”
I agree with Pasarea Phoenix, Jerusalem trumps all religious centers as THE Center.
Even here in Denmark, most medieval churches were built with the altar and apse part of the church pointing … WHERE ELSE … but EAST … towards Jerusalem (geographically speaking, it should be SE or SEE).
By: Gabriel Emanuel Borlean on 3 February 2010
at 9:27 am