Muhammad was born in Mecca an Arabian.
Mecca ( [ ˈmɛkə ] ) or Makkah ( [ [ ˈmaka ] ) is a city in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia that is also capital of the Makkah Region . Muhammad . Born approximately 570CE ( Year of the Elephant ) in the Arabian city of Mecca , Muhammad was orphaned at an early age ; he was raised under the care of his paternal uncle Abu Talib .