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Timeline of Mecca

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 100 BCE - "Yemeni tribes of Jurham rule Mecca."
  • 570 CE - Year of the Elephant.
  • 613 CE - "Muhammad begins public preaching in Mecca."
  • 622 CE / 0-1 H - Muhammad migrates from Mecca to Medina, with followers (muhajirun).
  • 629
  • Pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca per Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.
  • 11 December: Occupation of Mecca.
  • 683 / 63-64 H - Siege of Mecca (683); Kaaba burnt.
  • 692 - Siege of Mecca (692).
  • 751 - Milestones installed along the Darb Zubaidah (Baghdad-Mecca road).
  • 793 - Harun al-Rashid visits city.
  • 810 - Aqueduct built.
  • 930 - City sacked by Qarmatians; Black Stone taken out of Mecca.
  • 951 - Black Stone returned to Mecca.
  • 1184 - Traveller Ibn Jubayr visits city.
  • 1265 - Egyptian Mamluks in power.
  • 1326 - Traveller Ibn Battuta visits Mecca.
  • 1517 - Ottomans in power; Selim I becomes Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
  • 1630 - Flood.
  • 1631 - Kaaba rebuilt.
  • 1802/1803 - Mecca "captured by the Sa'udi-Wahhabi army."
  • 1812/1813 - Wahhabis ousted by Egyptian forces.
  • 1840 - Ottomans in power again.
  • 1880 - 21 March: Sharif assassinated.
  • 1885 - Population: 45,000 (estimate).
  • 1886 - Printing press in use (approximate date).

    • 20th century

  • 1908 / 1325-1326 H
  • September: Hejaz Railway (Damascus-Mecca) begins operating.
  • Hussein bin Ali becomes sharif.
  • Al-Hijaz government newspaper begins publication.
  • 1912 - Madrasat al-Falah established.
  • 1916 / 1334-1335 H
  • June–July: Battle of Mecca (1916).
  • Hashimite al-Qibla government newspaper begins publication.
  • 1921 - Population: 80,000 (approximate estimate).
  • 1924 / 1342-1343 H
  • Battle of Mecca (1924).
  • 12 December: Umm al-Qura government newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 60,000 (approximate estimate).
  • Ali of Hejaz becomes sharif.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1960 - Police academy established.
  • 1962 - Slavery abolished.
  • 1964 / 1383-1384 H
  • Malcolm X visits city.
  • Masjid al-Haram expanded.
  • 1966 - Mahad al-Nur (school) established.
  • 1972 - Hajj televised.
  • 1973 - "Master Plan for the Holy City of Mecca" launched.
  • 1975 - Fire in Mina.
  • 1979 - 20 November-4 December: Grand Mosque seizure.
  • 1981 - Umm al-Qura University established.
  • 1986 - King Abdul Aziz Stadium opens.
  • 1987 - 31 July: 1987 Mecca incident.
  • 1992 - Population: 965,697.
  • 1997 - 16 April: Mecca fire of 1997.

    • 21st century

  • 2005 - April: 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games held in city.
  • 2006 / 1426-1427 H
  • 5 January: 2006 Mecca hostel collapse.
  • 12 January: 2006 Hajj stampede.
  • December: Abraj al Bait Mall in business.
  • 2007 - Jamaraat Bridge for pedestrians rebuilt.
  • 2010
  • Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro begins operating.
  • Makkah Clock Royal Tower Hotel in business.
  • 2012
  • August: Fourth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference held in city.
  • Abraj Al Bait built.
  • 2013 - Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud becomes governor of Mecca Province.
  • 2014 / 1435-1436 H - Raffles Makkah Palace hotel and Swissôtel Makkah in business.
  • 2015
  • 13 July: City visible via Snapchat imagery.
  • September: Mecca crane collapse.

    • References

    Timeline of Mecca Wikipedia
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