On this day in history
16 December
Wednesday Hijri 7 Rajab 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 16 December
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By the Hijri calendar 7 Rajab 1448 AH
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1396Hijri
First Saudi expansion of Masjid al-Haram completed
The remaining work on the first Saudi expansion of Masjid al-Haram, begun under King Saud in 1375 AH (1955), was completed under King Khalid on 7 Rajab 1396 (1976). Carried out in four stages, the expansion had also brought the Safa–Marwa gallery inside the mosque.