August 11, 2010 Mekke Other
The giant clock atop the Abraj Al Bait tower beside Masjid al-Haram was switched on for a trial run one minute after midnight on 1 Ramadan 1431, 11 August 2010. Officials had planned an initial three-month test period.
1916110 years ago
On 15 August 1916 Sharif Hussein began publishing the newspaper al-Qibla in Mecca. It became the official organ of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Hejaz, proclaimed later that year.
1926100 years ago
On 7 June 1926 the World Muslim Congress opened in Mecca at the invitation of King Abdulaziz. Held during the pilgrimage season, it gathered 69 delegates from India, Egypt, Java, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen and elsewhere; its sessions ran until 5 July 1926.
201412 years ago
On 21 June 2014, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Doha, inscribed "Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah" on the World Heritage List. The port city was the gateway for Muslim pilgrims arriving by sea on their way to Mecca.
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