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2005 Islamic Solidarity Games. The 1st Islamic Solidarity Games held in the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia from 8–20 April 2005 with an Olympic-style tournament aimed at showing Muslim sports prowess and featuring 6,000 athletes. Only men's events were included on the programme.
Mecca ( / ˈmɛkə /; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, [ a] commonly shortened to Makkah[ b]) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam. [ 4] It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level.
The Quraysh in Mecca was Muhammad's final major rival in the Arabian Peninsula, and following the conquest, Muhammad focused his military operations on further expansion of his Islamic realm to the north, with a campaign against the Ghassanids and the Byzantine Empire . Muhammad died on 8 June 632. The period following his death, known as the ...
Maccabiah Games. The Maccabiah Games ( Hebrew: משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the " Jewish Olympics ") is an international multi-sport event with summer and winter sports competitions featuring Jews and Israeli regardless of religion.
The State of Medina at its greatest peak, 632 AD. The first Islamic State, better known as State of Medina[ 2] was the first Islamic state established by Islamic prophet Muhammad in Medina in 622 CE under the Constitution of Medina. It represented the political unity of the Muslim Ummah (nation). After Muhammad's death, his companions known as ...
The Islamic Solidarity Games (Arabic: ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي) is a multinational, multi-sport event. Managed jointly by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF), [ 1 ] the Games involve elite athletes of the OIC competing in a variety of sports.
List of Commodore 64 games. This is a list of games for the Commodore 64 personal computer system, sorted alphabetically. See Lists of video games for other platforms . Because of the length of the list, it has been broken down to two parts: List of Commodore 64 games (A–M) List of Commodore 64 games (N–Z)
M.A.V. (video game) Macross 30: Voices across the Galaxy. Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth. Magic Knight Rayearth (video game) Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter. Mazinger Z (video game) MechAssault. MechWarrior: Tactical Command. MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf.