On this day in history
11 June
Thursday Hijri 25 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 11 June
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By the Hijri calendar 25 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH
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Upcoming anniversaries
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201421 June
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah, joins UNESCO's World Heritage List
On 21 June 2014, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Doha, inscribed "Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah" on the World Heritage List. The port city was the gateway for Muslim pilgrims arriving by sea on their way to Mecca.
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202424 June
Kaaba key handed to new custodian Abdulwahab Al-Shaibi
On 24 June 2024, the key of the Kaaba was handed over in a ceremony in Mecca to Abdulwahab bin Zain Al-Abidin Al-Shaibi of the Shaibi family. Succeeding the late Dr. Saleh Al-Shaibi, who had died days earlier, he became the 78th custodian of the Kaaba in the Islamic era.
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19902 July
Crush in Mecca's Al-Muaisem pedestrian tunnel claims 1,426 pilgrims
On 2 July 1990, during the Hajj, a crush in the Al-Muaisem pedestrian tunnel in Mecca claimed the lives of 1,426 pilgrims, according to Saudi officials. The disaster in the roughly 600-yard (550 m) tunnel struck at around 10 a.m.
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20152 July
King Salman opens Medina's new Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport
On 2 July 2015, King Salman opened the new terminal of Medina's Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport, a gateway aimed at pilgrims and visitors. Billed as the kingdom's first airport privatisation, it had an initial capacity of 8 million passengers a year.