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19 February
Thursday Hijri 2 Ramadan 1447 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 19 February
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By the Hijri calendar 2 Ramadan 1447 AH
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195820 February
The "mi'jan" pit beside the Kaaba door is filled in
On 20 February 1958, a shallow pit known as the mi'jan, about 2 × 1.12 metres, on the tawaf area to the right of the Kaaba door, was filled in because pilgrims were falling into it and getting injured during tawaf. Its surface was paved with marble.
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196323 February
Turkey reopens the overland route for Hajj travel
On 23 February 1963, Decision No. 6/1485 annulled Turkey's 1955 regulation that had limited Hajj travel to sea and air. Under the new regulation that replaced it, pilgrims from Turkey were once again free to travel to the Hajj overland.
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202027 February
Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends entry for Umrah over COVID-19
On 27 February 2020, Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry temporarily suspended entry for Umrah and for visits to the Prophet's Mosque as a precaution against the coronavirus. No end date was given; pilgrims from abroad began arriving again on 1 November 2020.
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19243 March
Ottoman use of the title "Servant of the Two Holy Sanctuaries" ends
The title "Servant of the Two Holy Sanctuaries" borne by the Ottoman sultans stayed in use alongside the title of caliph even after Mecca and Medina left Ottoman rule; Abdulmecid Efendi, elected caliph in 1922, was also addressed with it. The title came to an end when the caliphate was abolished on 3 March 1924.