The Mecca Masjid is located very near to the Charminar and is a very big mosque, which can accommodate more than 10,000 people. The huge colonnades and arches were shaped from single slabs of the granite, which were quarried 14kilometers away. On one side of Mecca Masjid are located the tombs of the famous Nizams of Hyderabad. The oldest mosque of Hyderabad i.e. the Jama Masjid is also located near by.