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31 August
Monday Hijri 18 Rabi al-Awwal 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 31 August
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Upcoming anniversaries
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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.
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201511 September
Crane collapses onto Masjid al-Haram during a storm
On 11 September 2015, during strong winds and heavy rain in Mecca, a construction crane collapsed onto Masjid al-Haram. Saudi Civil Defense said at least 107 people were killed and 238 injured.