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The Jamarat Bridge is a bridge in Mecca, Saudi Arabia used by muslims during the Hajj during the stoning of the devil ritual. The current bridge is a two-story flyover type design. At certain times, over a million people may gather in the area of the bridge, which has sometimes led to fatal accidents.[1] “Jamarat” is the plural of “Jamarah” which literally means a small piece of stone or a pebble.[2] A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ... This article is about the holy city in Saudi Arabia. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... The Hajj or Haj (Arabic: ) is the Pilgrimage to Mecca (or, Makkah) and is the fifth of the Five Pillars of Islam in Sunni Islam and one of the ten Branches of Religion in Shia Islam. ... In the Islamic religion, the stoning of the devil or stoning of the jamaraat is a ritual part of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in which the pilgrims throw pebbles at a set of three pillars (jamarah, plural jamaraat) in the nearby city of Mina. ...

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Safety Issues

In 2004, 251 pilgrims were trampled to death performing the ceremony. Following this accident, Saudi authorities embarked on major construction work in and around the Jamarat Bridge area. Additional accessways, footbridges, and emergency exits were built, and the three cylindrical pillars were replaced with longer and taller oblong walls of concrete to enable more pilgrims simultaneous access to them without the jostling and fighting for position of recent years.[3] Pilgrim at Mecca A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. ...


A 2006 incident is known to have killed at least 362 people in a similar stampede, apparently caused when people tripped over luggage that had been unloaded from a tour bus near the entryway, which serves as a bottleneck to accessing the bridge. The BBC News reports "The stone-throwing ritual in Mina has seen many stampedes, but the number of dead is the highest in 16 years."[4] The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs (sometimes abbreviated BBC NCA) is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ... Mina is a city in Saudi Arabia in which 251 hajji pilgrims were killed in a stampede on February 1, 2004. ...


Prior to this latest tragedy, the Saudi Arabian government has announced plans for a new, nine-story bridge to help with the safety of the visitors.[5] This project is planned for completion in time for the 1427 AH (Dec. 2006 – Jan. 2007) Hajj. The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (also called Hijri calendar, Arabic التقويم الهجري) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Muslim holy days. ...


Notes

  1. ^  Deadly Mecca-crush Blamed on Bridge-Bottlenekc Sydney Morning Herald, 13 January 2006.
  2. ^  Minshawi.com
  3. ^  Hajj ritual sees new safety moves BBC News Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 19:17 GMT.
  4. ^  Nine-storey Jamrat Bridge will accommodate 9 million pilgrims per day Saudi Arabi Information Resource 04/02/2004.
  5. ^  Hajj crush police 'not to blame' BBC News Friday, 13 January 2006, 17:34 GMT

The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs (sometimes abbreviated BBC NCA) is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ... The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs (sometimes abbreviated BBC NCA) is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ...

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Incidents during the Hajj There have been many serious incidents during the Hajj that have led to the loss of hundreds of lives. ...


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