On this day in history
23 February
Monday Hijri 6 Ramadan 1447 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 23 February
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196363 years ago
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.
By the Hijri calendar 6 Ramadan 1447 AH
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