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  2. 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy - Wikipedia

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    The incident occurred inside a 550-meter-long (1,800 ft) and 10-meter-wide (33 ft) pedestrian tunnel (tunnel Al-Ma'aisim) leading out from Mecca towards Mina and the Plains of Arafat.

  3. BBC Bitesize - Wikipedia

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    BBC Bitesize, [1] also abbreviated to Bitesize, is the BBC's free online study support resource for school-age pupils in the United Kingdom. It is designed to aid pupils in both schoolwork and, for older pupils, exams .

  4. Incidents during the Hajj - Wikipedia

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    924: The Hajj caravan returning from Mecca to Iraq is attacked and destroyed by the Qarmatians. [17] 925: The Hajj caravan setting out from Kufa is stopped by Qarmatian attacks and forced to return to Iraq. [18] 930: On the first day of Hajj, Qarmatian leader Abu Tahir al-Jannabi led an attack on Mecca and set about massacring the pilgrims.

  5. Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–2024) - Wikipedia

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    [476] [477] According to Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan, 40,000 olive trees have been burned down by fires caused by IDF shelling. [478] The ministry has also said that 790 hectares of agricultural land have been damaged and 340 thousand farm animals have been lost. [479] In total, the IDF has caused US$3 billion of agriculture losses ...

  6. Masjid al-Haram - Wikipedia

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    The Great Mosque is the main setting for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages [55] that occur in the month of Dhu al-Hijja in the Islamic calendar and at any time of the year, respectively. The Hajj pilgrimage is one of the Pillars of Islam, required of all able-bodied Muslims who can afford the trip.

  7. Hajj - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca "Haj" redirects here. For other uses, see Hajj (disambiguation) and Haj (disambiguation). Hajj حَجّ Pilgrims at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca on Hajj in 2010 Status Active Genre Religious pilgrimage Begins 8th day of Dhu al-Hijja Ends 12th or 13th ...

  8. Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam - Wikipedia

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    Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam was an exhibition held at the British Museum in London from 26 January to 15 April 2012. It was the world's first major exhibition telling the story, visually and textually, of the hajj – the pilgrimage to Mecca which is one of the five pillars of Islam.

  9. Zamzam Well - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the name is uncertain. [3] According to historian Jacqueline Chabbi, the noun Arabic: زمزم, romanized: Zamzam is an onomatopoeia.She associates the noun with the adjectives Arabic: زمزم, romanized: zamzam and Arabic: زمازم, romanized: zumāzim which are onomatopoeic denoting a dull sound stemming from either a distant roll (of thunder) or a guttural sound emitted ...