September 24, 2012 Medine Expansions
On 24 September 2012, King Abdullah laid the foundation stone in Medina for what was described as the largest expansion of the Prophet's Mosque to date. The three-phase project aimed to add room for about 1.6 million more worshippers.
20224 years ago
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.
1375Hijri
Work on the first Saudi expansion of Masjid al-Haram, announced by King Saud in a speech on 5 Rabi al-Awwal 1375, began on 4 Rabi al-Thani 1375 (1955). The expansion, which brought the Safa–Marwa gallery into the mosque, was completed in four stages by 1976.
1436Hijri
On the night of 25 Ramadan 1436 (July 2015), King Salman inaugurated five main projects of the Masjid al-Haram expansion launched under King Abdullah: the main expansion building, the courtyards, pedestrian tunnels, the central services station and the First Ring Road.
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