8 February

By the Gregorian calendar 8 February

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By the Hijri calendar 20 Sha'ban 1447 AH

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Upcoming anniversaries

1. 191810 February

   Death of Sultan Abdülhamid II, builder of the Hejaz Railway

   Sultan Abdülhamid II, who had the Hejaz Railway built from Damascus to Medina, died at Beylerbeyi Palace in Istanbul on 10 February 1918. Telegraph lines reaching the Hejaz had also been laid during his reign.

2. 195820 February

   The "mi'jan" pit beside the Kaaba door is filled in

   On 20 February 1958, a shallow pit known as the mi'jan, about 2 × 1.12 metres, on the tawaf area to the right of the Kaaba door, was filled in because pilgrims were falling into it and getting injured during tawaf. Its surface was paved with marble.

3. 196323 February

   Turkey reopens the overland route for Hajj travel

   On 23 February 1963, Decision No. 6/1485 annulled Turkey's 1955 regulation that had limited Hajj travel to sea and air. Under the new regulation that replaced it, pilgrims from Turkey were once again free to travel to the Hajj overland.

4. 202027 February

   Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends entry for Umrah over COVID-19

   On 27 February 2020, Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry temporarily suspended entry for Umrah and for visits to the Prophet's Mosque as a precaution against the coronavirus. No end date was given; pilgrims from abroad began arriving again on 1 November 2020.