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2. Hajj - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca "Haj" redirects here. For other uses, see Hajj (disambiguation) and Haj (disambiguation). Hajj حَجّ Pilgrims at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca on Hajj in 2010 Status Active Genre Religious pilgrimage Begins 8th day of Dhu al-Hijja Ends 12th or ...

3. History of the Hajj - Wikipedia

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   A camel caravan traveling to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage, c. 1910. The pilgrimage to Mecca is attested in some pre-Islamic Arabic poetry.Compared to Islamic-era poetry where the Hajj appears ubiquitously, only a small number of references are found to it in pre-Islamic poetry, indicating that its Arabian centrality was a development of Islamic times. [5]

4. 2024 Hajj extreme heat disaster - Wikipedia

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   Between 14 and 19 June 2024, at least 1,301 people on the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca died due to extreme heat, with temperatures exceeding 50 °C (122 °F). [1] [2] Extreme heat caused heat stroke and dehydration, leading to the deaths. The hottest recorded temperature reported in the Grand Mosque of Mecca was 51.8 °C (125.2 °F). [3]

5. More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for ...

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   Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale. Saudi officials ...

6. How Mecca is the lynchpin for Saudi Arabia's ... - AOL

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   Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. As this year’s Hajj wraps up Friday ...

7. Saudi Arabia expects 1 million people in Mecca for largest ...

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   The 1 million foreign and domestic pilgrims participating are still far fewer than the 2.5 million Muslims who traveled to Mecca in 2019 for the pilgrimage, typically one of the world’s largest ...