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Encyclopedia > Mina, Saudi Arabia

Mina is a desert location situated some 5 kilometres to the east of the Islamic holy city of Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. It stands on the road from Makkah's city centre to the Hill of Arafat. Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), submission (to the will of God) is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ... This is a list of cities that various groups regard as holy. ... Mecca or Makkah (in full: Makkah al-Mukkaramah; Arabic مكة المكرمة) is revered as the holiest site of Islam, and a pilgrimage to it is required of all Muslims who can afford to go. ... ...


Mina is best known for the role it plays during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, when its tent cities provide temporary accommodation to hundreds of thousands of visiting pilgrims. It is also the location of the Stoning of the Devil ritual, performed between sunrise and sunset on the last day of the Hajj. The Hajj (Arabic: ‎ translit: ) is the Pilgrimage to Mecca in Islam. ... Stoning of the Devil or stoning of the jamarat (Arabic: ramy al-jamarāt) is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. ...


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362 pilgrims killed in Mina stampede: Over 1,000 injured -DAWN - Top Stories; January 14, 2006 (673 words)
MINA (Saudi Arabia), Jan 13: Hundreds of pilgrims were crushed to death and almost 1,000 injured, some critically, during a stampede at Jamaraat in Mina, as crowds surged to carry out ‘rami’ on Thursday.
The Saudi government was yet to announce identity of the dead pilgrims.
Hujjaj from Turkey, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates and Britain were also among those killed in the stampede that occurred on Thursday at around 1:10pm local time.
Mina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (162 words)
A mina is also an ancient unit of weight defined as being 50 shekels.
Mina is another name of the Gen language (a Ghana/Togo language of the Gbe dialect cluster).
Mina, stage name of Anna Maria Mazzini, is a famous Italian female singer from 1960s to date.
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