On this day in history
27 December
Sunday Hijri 18 Rajab 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 27 December
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By the Hijri calendar 18 Rajab 1448 AH
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Upcoming anniversaries
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201731 December
Haramain High Speed Railway makes its inaugural Medina–Mecca run
On 31 December 2017, the Haramain High Speed Railway ran its inaugural train over the roughly 450 km line between Medina and Mecca. Carrying Saudi Arabia's transport minister, the train exceeded 300 km/h and completed the trip in 2 hours 52 minutes.
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20239 January
Hajj 2023 to return to pre-pandemic numbers with no age limit
On 9 January 2023, Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, speaking at the Hajj Expo in Jeddah, announced that that year's Hajj would return to pre-pandemic numbers with no age restrictions, ending three years of COVID-19 limits on pilgrim numbers.
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191910 January
Fahreddin Pasha surrenders, ending the Defence of Medina
On 10 January 1919, seventy-two days after the Armistice of Mudros, the Defence of Medina ended with Fahreddin Pasha's surrender, closing Ottoman rule over Medina and the Hejaz Railway. Sharif Abdullah's forces entered the city on 13 January 1919.
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200612 January
Crush at Mina's Jamarat Bridge during the stoning ritual
On 12 January 2006, during the stoning ritual, a crush at the eastern entrance of the Jamarat Bridge in Mina killed at least 345 pilgrims and injured 289, according to early official figures. Later reports put the death toll at more than 360.