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A crawler crane collapsed over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, around 5:10 p.m. on 11 September 2015, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The city was preparing for the Hajj pilgrimage.
Stoning of the Devil, 2006. The dense, surging crowds, trekking from one station of the pilgrimage to the next, can cause a progressive crowd collapse.At densities above six [2] to seven [3] persons per square meter, individuals cannot move, groups are swept along in waves, individuals jostle to find breath and to avoid falling and being trampled, and hundreds of deaths can occur as a result.
Haram (Arabic: حَرَم, romanized: ḥaram, lit. 'sanctuary') is one of several similar words originating from the triliteral Semitic root Ḥ-R-M. The word literally means "sanctuary," commonly used by Muslims to refer to Al-Masjid Al-Haram and Prophet Mohammad's Mosque. [1] There are certain rules which Muslims within these two areas must ...
7 January – On 7 January 2017, two ISIL terrorists were killed by police in the Al Yasmin suburb of Riyadh. [47] The two men were named as Tayea Salem bin Yaslam Al-Sayari, wanted for previous acts of terrorism, and Talal bin Samran Al-Saedi, who had been released from the Saudi terrorist rehabilitation program . [ 48 ]
Business and economy Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the first time. (BBC) Disasters and accidents A boat capsizes in the north of Indonesian Borneo, leaving at least eight people dead. (BBC) Two people are killed in a plane crash in Northland, New Zealand. (1 News) International relations Pakistan–United States relations U.S ...
Masjid al-Haram (Arabic: ٱَلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلْحَرَام , romanized: al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, lit. 'The Sacred Mosque'), [4] also known as the Sacred Mosque or the Great Mosque of Mecca, [5] is considered to be the most significant mosque in Islam. [6] [7] It encloses the vicinity of the Kaaba in Mecca, in the Mecca Province of ...
One Day in the Haram is a 2017 feature length documentary film about the Haram in Makkah. The film was produced as a collaboration between Arabia Pictures and Al Reasah Haramin. [ 3 ] For the first time in history, witness the inner workings of the Haram, as seen through the eyes of the workers, [ 2 ] over a full day period.
The Jamaraat Bridge complex Tent city at Mina in 2009 2015 Mina disaster map–Area surrounding streets 204 and 223. The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage in Mecca prescribed as a duty for Muslims to perform at least once during their lifetime if they can afford to do so physically and financially.