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18 August

Tuesday Hijri 5 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 AH

By the Gregorian calendar 18 August

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By the Hijri calendar 5 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 AH

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.