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The following is a
timeline of the
history of the city of
Mecca,
Saudi Arabia.
Prior to 20th century
20th century
- 1908 / 1325-1326 H
- 1912 - Madrasat al-Falah established.
- 1916 / 1334-1335 H
- 1921 - Population: 80,000 (approximate estimate).
[14]
- 1924 / 1342-1343 H
- 1925 - City becomes part of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- 1926 -
Al Adl cemetery and al-Mahad al-Ilmi Suudi (school) established.
- 1929 - Amanat al-Asima (municipality) established.
- 1931 / 1349-1350 H - Public library founded (approximate date).
- 1932 - Dar al-Hadith (school) established.
- 1930s - Aziziyya, Faysaliyya, Khayriyya, and Suudiyya schools established (approximate date).
- 1938 - Maktabat al-Haram (library) active.
- 1941 - Flood
[16]
[17]
- 1945 -
Al-Wehda Club (sport club) formed.
- 1949 / 1368-1369 H - Kulliyyat al-Sharia (college) established.
- 1951 - College of Education established.
- 1958 -
Al Nadwa newspaper begins publication.
[18]
- 1960 - Police academy established.
- 1962
- 1964 / 1383-1384 H
- 1966 - Mahad al-Nur (school) established.
- 1969 - Flood.
[20]
- 1972 - Hajj televised.
[21]
- 1973 - "Master Plan for the Holy City of Mecca" launched.
- 1974 - Population: 366,801.
[22]
- 1975 - Fire in
Mina.
- 1979 - 20 November-4 December:
Grand Mosque seizure.
[23]
- 1981 -
Umm al-Qura University established.
- 1986 -
King Abdul Aziz Stadium opens.
- 1987 - 31 July:
1987 Mecca incident.
- 1992 - Population: 965,697.
[18]
- 1997 - 16 April:
Mecca fire of 1997.
21st century
See also
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- Published in 20th century
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Philip Khuri Hitti (1973). "Mecca".
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ISBN
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Francis Edward Peters (1986). Jerusalem and Mecca: The Typology of the Holy City in the Near East. New York University Press.
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- Published in 21st century
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