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17 August
Monday Hijri 4 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 17 August
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Upcoming anniversaries
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185019 August
Ottoman builders reach Medina to rebuild the Prophet's Mosque
Following Sultan Abdülmecid's decision to rebuild the Prophet's Mosque, the architect Abdülhalim Efendi and his team reached Medina on 19 August 1850 and began work. The construction, started in 1851, was completed in 1861.
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19001 September
Construction of the Hejaz Railway begins with an official ceremony
Construction of the Hejaz Railway began after an official ceremony on 1 September 1900, the anniversary of Sultan Abdülhamid II's accession to the throne. Work started between Damascus and Deraa; the line reached Amman in 1903 and Ma'an in 1904.
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19081 September
Damascus–Medina Hejaz Railway officially opens
The Hejaz Railway, 1,464 km long including its Haifa branch, was opened to traffic at a ceremony on 1 September 1908. Pilgrims could now reach Medina by train; in 1911 alone, 13,102 pilgrims arrived in Medina by rail.
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20103 September
King Abdullah Zamzam Water Project inaugurated in Mecca
The King Abdullah Zamzam Water Project, a plant in Mecca's Kudai area that purifies and bottles Zamzam water, was inaugurated under King Abdullah's patronage on 3 September 2010. Built at a cost of SR700 million, it was designed to provide 200,000 ten-litre containers a day.