On this day in history
22 June
Monday Hijri 7 Muharram 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 22 June
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By the Hijri calendar 7 Muharram 1448 AH
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Upcoming anniversaries
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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.
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20224 July
Royal directive moves the Kaaba kiswah change to 1 Muharram
A royal directive issued on 4 July 2022 (5 Dhu al-Hijjah 1443) set the handover of the Kaaba's new kiswah to its chief custodian for Eid al-Adha and moved the replacement to 1 Muharram 1444. The change, long held on the Day of Arafah, thus shifted to the Islamic New Year.