On this day in history
1 July
Wednesday Hijri 16 Muharram 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 1 July
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By the Hijri calendar 16 Muharram 1448 AH
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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.
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15176 July
Keys of the Kaaba presented to Sultan Selim I in Cairo
On 6 July 1517, at the imperial council in Cairo, Abu Numayy, son of Sharif Barakat of Mecca, presented the keys of the Kaaba and gifts to Sultan Selim I. The sultan formally took Mecca and Medina under his protection; from Selim onward, Ottoman sultans bore the title "Servant of the Two Holy Sanctuaries".