Requests from Muslim, a popular Spanish nightclub would like to change its name from La Meca.
La Meca (Spanish for Mecca), was the most popular disco in the coastal city of Aguila, in Murcia, southeastern Spain, in the 1980s and 90s before it closed down a decade ago.
According to the Daily Mail, chiefs of Spain's intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) said to the club's owners that Muslims kindly requested the governor to change the club's name because it is insulting to their religion.
Mohamed Ali, head of the Spanish Federation of Islamic Religious Entities said: 'Muslims pray towards Mecca and it is there that the prophet received the holy Koran.
'Calling a place for dancing and drinking by that name shows disregard to the feelings of Muslims.'
Some Muslims have also objected to the design of the club, which is adorned with minarets in the style of a mosque.
The La Meca only reopened in June after being closed for a decade
The owners, said to include former Real Madrid goalkeeper Santiago Canizares, agreed to change the club's name after meeting with local Muslim leaders.
Spain has 1.5 million Muslims.
Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, is the holiest site in Islam. Every year around 13 million Muslims make a pilgrimage to the city.
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