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  2. The Clock Towers - Wikipedia

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    Abraj al Bait cladding The building is topped by a four-faced clock, visible from 25 kilometres (16 miles) away. The clock is the highest in the world at over 400 m (1,300 ft) above the ground, surpassing the Allen-Bradley clock tower in Milwaukee .

  3. Burj Al Arab - Wikipedia

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    The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, lit. ' Arab Tower ' ) is a luxury hotel in Dubai , United Arab Emirates . [ 8 ] Developed and managed by Jumeirah , it is one of the tallest hotels in the world , although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space.

  4. List of tallest buildings in Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia

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    Abraj Al Bait Qibla Tower: Mecca: 232.4 m (762 ft) 61 2012 Tallest residential building in Mecca, along with Abraj Al Bait Maqam Tower. Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower: Mecca: 232 m (761 ft) 46 2007 Abraj Al Bait Marwah Tower: Mecca

  5. Al Ahram Al Arabi - Wikipedia

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    Al Ahram Al Arabi (Arabic: الأهرام العربى, romanized: al-Ahrām al-ʻArabī) is a political weekly magazine published in Cairo, Egypt. The publishing house of the magazine also owns Al Ahram and Al Ahram Weekly , two of the biggest media outlets in the country.

  6. Saudi Binladin Group - Wikipedia

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    The Group has constructed Abraj Al Bait Towers in Mecca [6] and has been contracted by Kingdom Holding Company to build the Jeddah Tower. [ 7 ] On 11 September 2015, while doing construction work in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the Group's cranes collapsed due to high winds causing 118 deaths and almost 400 injuries. [ 8 ]

  7. Ajyad Fortress - Wikipedia

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    In reference to the housing component of the plan, al-Sheikh added that it was intended to house pilgrims to Mecca, and said "this is in the interest of Muslims all over the world". [11] Arab commenters are dismissive of the protests against the destruction, and ascribed them to a residual bitterness on the loss of the Arabian peninsula by the ...

  8. Ajyad - Wikipedia

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    Ajyad is the seat of the Municipality of Ajyad Sub (Arabic: بلدية أجياد) which extends from the "People of Amer north and to the King Abdul Aziz Tunnels in the east and to Ibrahim al-Khalil Street in the west. It once contained the Ajyad Fortress.

  9. Bassel al-Araj - Wikipedia

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    Bassel al-Araj (Arabic: باسل الأعرج, 1984 — March 5, 2017) was a Palestinian activist, writer and author. Known for his writings about revolution and Arab nationalism, [1] [2] [3] Al-Araj was killed on 6 March 2017 by a unit belonging to Israel’s Yamam police force, after a gunfight lasting nearly two hours broke out as they attempted to raid his home. [4]