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Between 14 and 19 June 2024, at least 1,301 people on the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca died due to extreme heat, with temperatures exceeding 50 °C (122 °F). [1] [2] Extreme heat caused heat stroke and dehydration, leading to the deaths. The hottest recorded temperature reported in the Grand Mosque of Mecca was 51.8 °C (125.2 °F). [3]
This set the foundation for the Islamic television channels available today. In July 2009, ILM Radio launched, making it the first Islamic radio station to launch nationwide in the UK. [2] ILM Radio returned in Bradford and Leeds on DAB+ Radio with new identity as Marefa Radio. Founder Qamar Zaman (AKA Shabir Qamar)
Al Saudiya (previously known as Saudi TV Channel 1 and KSA 1), is a Saudi news and entertainment TV channel broadcasting in Arabic, owned by the Saudi Broadcasting Authority (SBA), which is state-run and is administered by the Ministry of Media.
Rotana Cinema; Rotana Aflam; Rotana Khalaijia; Rotana Drama; Rotana Clip; Rotana Classic; Rotana Mousica; Rotana Kids; Rotana Comedy; Mekameleen TV; Misr El Balad
At the time of the incident the Saudi authorities were preparing for the hundreds of thousands of people expected to arrive in the city for the Hajj due to begin on 22 September 2015. [ 5 ] [ 41 ] A source within the mosque's engineering department stated that the crane was removed from the mosque and will not be reconstructed.
[2] While pilgrims were traveling to perform the ritual Stoning of the Devil at 10:00 a.m. [3] the disaster started when a pedestrian bridge railing was bent, causing seven people to fall off a bridge and onto people exiting the tunnel. [4] The tunnel's capacity of 1,000 soon filled with as many as 5,000 people. [5]
The Day of Arafah (Arabic: يوم عرفة, romanized: Yawm 'Arafah) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. [4] It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and is followed by the holiday of Eid al-Adha. [5]
Mount Arafat (Arabic: جَبَل عَرَفَات, romanized: Jabal ʿArafāt, or جَبَل ٱلرَّحْمَة, Jabal ar-Raḥmah, 'Mountain of Mercy') [2] is a granodiorite hill [1] about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. [3]