1979 ⟶ Grand Mosque Seizure in Mecca

Religious students in Saudi Arabia seize control of the Hara...
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🇸🇦 Ibn Saud Conquers Mecca and Medina

King Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud conquers Mecca and Medina, leading to the unification of the Kingdoms of Najd and Hejaz.⟶
Ibn Saud Conquers Mecca and Medina (1924)
Saudi ArabiaMeccaMedinaIbn SaudWahhabismHejazNajdUnification
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

🌐 Founding of the Muslim World League

Muslim World League is founded in Mecca.⟶
Founding of the Muslim World League (1962)
Muslim World LeagueMeccaIslamReligious OrganizationsSaudi ArabiaInternational RelationsPan-IslamismGlobal Islam
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

🕋 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

🇸🇦 Assassination of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia

King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is assassinated by his half-brother's son Faisal bin Musa'id.⟶
Assassination of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1975)
AssassinationSaudi ArabiaMonarchyPoliticsLeadershipKing Faisal
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

🕋 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