1968 ⟶ Expansion of the Haram in Mecca and Israeli Settlement Building

The enlargement of the Haram in Mecca is completed. Israel b...
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951
1967
1968
1979

🕋 Qarmatians Return of the Black Stone

The Qarmatians restore the Black Stone to the Kaaba.⟶
Qarmatians Return of the Black Stone (951)
QarmatiansMeccaBlack StoneReligious Significance9th-10th centuriesControversyIslamPilgrimage
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

💥 Six-Day War and its Aftermath

In the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan, Israel seizes control of Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights. More Palestinians are displaced.⟶
Six-Day War and its Aftermath (1967)
Arab-Israeli ConflictSix-Day WarOccupationPalestiniansDisplacementJerusalemWest BankGaza Strip
IsraelIsraelEgyptEgyptSyriaSyriaJordanJordanPalestinePalestine

🕋 Expansion of the Haram in Mecca and Israeli Settlement Building

The enlargement of the Haram in Mecca is completed. Israel begins building Jewish settlements in territories occupied during the Six-day war.⟶
Expansion of the Haram in Mecca and Israeli Settlement Building (1968)
MeccaHaramIslamJewish SettlementsArab-Israeli ConflictReligious SignificanceConstruction
Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaIsraelIsraelPalestinePalestine

🕋 Grand Mosque Seizure in Mecca

Religious students in Saudi Arabia seize control of the Haram of Mecca, sparking a two-week standoff with Saudi security forces. The crisis comes to an end when Saudi forces storm the mosque, killing 237 of the 300 men and apprehending the remainder. All surviving conspirators in the plot are publicly executed.⟶
Grand Mosque Seizure in Mecca (1979)
MeccaSaudi ArabiaReligious ViolenceIslamPoliticsHaramInsurgency
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia