Haramayn

Haramayn (from الحرمين, dual form of haram, meaning "The Two Sanctuaries"), is the traditional Islamic appellation of the two holiest cities of Islam, Mecca and Medina. It may also refer to:


 * Jerusalem and Hebron during the Mamluk and Ottoman eras, echoing their status as holy sites for Palestinian Muslims
 * Imam al-Haramayn (1028–1085 CE), Sunni Shafi'i hadith and Kalam scholar
 * al-Haramain Foundation (or al-Haramayn Foundation), a charity foundation based in Saudi Arabia, alleged by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to have "direct links" with Osama bin Laden


 * Haramain high-speed railway, Saudi Arabia's high-speed rail system linking Mecca and Medina.
 * Bayn al-Haramayn, the area between the Imam Husayn shrine and al-Abbas mosque, in Karbala