Dubai: KhalifaSat, the first Emirati-made satellite, captured a stunning image of the Holy Mosque in Mecca from 600 kilometres away.
The world's largest mosque, Masjid Al Haram, was snapped by KhalifaSat.
The mosque covers an area of 400,800 square metres with a capacity to hold 1.5 million worshippers.
The Mohammad Bin Rashid (MBR) Space Centre shared the image of the Holy Mosque on its official Twitter account @MBRSpaceCentre.
The KhalifaSat is an earth observation satellite that was launched in October 18, which orbits the Earth from pole to pole at a distance of 613km.
A picture from space of the Holy Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, taken by #KhalifaSat pic.twitter.com/dNoXxVcGT6
— MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) May 17, 2019