October 22, 1955 Medine Expansions
The first Saudi expansion of the Prophet's Mosque, begun under King Abdulaziz in 1949, was inaugurated by King Saud on 22 October 1955 in a ceremony attended by several Muslim heads of state. The work enlarged the mosque to 16,326 square metres.
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On 8 April 2022, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the King Salman Project to expand Quba Mosque in Medina, regarded as Islam's first mosque. The plan aims to enlarge it about tenfold to 50,000 square metres, with capacity for 66,000 worshippers.
1409Hijri
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.
1396Hijri
The remaining work on the first Saudi expansion of Masjid al-Haram, begun under King Saud in 1375 AH (1955), was completed under King Khalid on 7 Rajab 1396 (1976). Carried out in four stages, the expansion had also brought the Safa–Marwa gallery inside the mosque.
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