January 12, 2006 Mina Hajj & Umrah
On 12 January 2006, during the stoning ritual, a crush at the eastern entrance of the Jamarat Bridge in Mina killed at least 345 pilgrims and injured 289, according to early official figures. Later reports put the death toll at more than 360.
20206 years ago
On 30 July 2020, in a Hajj scaled down by COVID-19 measures, masked pilgrims, all citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia, stood at Arafat. Officials said between 1,000 and 10,000 would take part, compared with about 2.5 million people at Arafat the year before.
20206 years ago
On 1 November 2020, the third phase of the Umrah resumption began, and the first pilgrims from abroad in about seven months landed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. The first flight, from Pakistan, carried 38 pilgrims; the second, from Indonesia, carried 224.
195373 years ago
On 6 April 1953, Turkey's Council of Ministers issued Decree No. 4/531 to assist citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. The first decree of its kind, it set rules on passports, means of travel, health matters and the affairs of pilgrims who died during the journey.
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