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20 November

Friday Hijri 10 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH

By the Gregorian calendar 20 November

  1. 197947 years ago

    Armed militants seize Masjid al-Haram

    On 20 November 1979, the first day of the Hijri year 1400, an armed group led by Juhayman al-Otaybi seized Masjid al-Haram after the dawn prayer. The siege lasted about two weeks and ended in early December 1979, when Saudi forces regained control of the mosque.

    Masjid al-Haram Mekke 1 Muharrem 1400 Source: Arab News — How the 1979 attack on Makkah's Gra…

By the Hijri calendar 10 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH

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