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16 July
Thursday Hijri 2 Safar 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 16 July
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By the Hijri calendar 2 Safar 1448 AH
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1409Hijri
King Fahd lays foundation stone for Masjid al-Haram expansion
On 2 Safar 1409 (September 1988), King Fahd laid the foundation stone for the second Saudi expansion of Masjid al-Haram. Completed in 1993, it was described as the largest expansion of the mosque in 14 centuries up to that time.