Mina, Saudi Arabia

Mina (Arabic: مِنَى, romanized: Minā), dem nickname de "City of de Tents," be a valley wey locate  southeast of de city of Mecca, insyd de district of Masha'er, Province of Makkah insyd de Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. Dey cover an area of approximately 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi), Mina dey incorporate de tents, de area of Jamarat, den de slaughterhouses just outsyd de tents.

Mina be most famous for ein role insyd de Hajj ("Pilgrimage"). To accommodate de pilgrims wey dey stay insyd Mina over multiple nights insyd de month of Dhu al-Hijjah, dem build more dan 100,000 air-conditioned tents insyd de area, wey dey give Mina de nickie "City of Tents." Plus a capacity of up to 3 million people, dem call Mina de largest tent city insyd de world. De three Jamarat, wey locate insyd de Mina valley, be de location of de Jamarat, dem perform between sunrise den sunset insyd de final days of de Hajj. De stone throwing ritual dey commemorate de Islamic prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) ein stoning of the Devil, wey want to prevent am from carrying out de command of Allah to sacrifice ein son, Isma'il (Ishmael).

 History 

 Incidents during de Hajj 
DateName of the incidentLocationDeathsNon-fatal injuriesSources3 July 19901990 Mecca tunnel stampedeal-Mu'aisim Tunnel, Mecca1,426Unknown23 May 19941994 Hajj stampedeJamarat Bridge270+200+15 April 19971997 Mina firesMina340+1,500+9 April 19981998 Hajj stampedeJamarat Bridge118+180+5 March 20012001 Hajj stampedeJamarat Bridge35+Unknown1 February 20042004 Hajj stampedeJamarat Bridge251+244+12 January 20062006 Hajj stampedeJamarat Bridge3631,000+24 September 20152015 Mina stampedeStreet(s) 204/223, Mina769+936+

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 References 

 External links 

 Mina photograph gallery

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