2004 Hajj stampede

2004 Hajj stampedeDate| 1 February 2004 (2004-02-01)

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Location| Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Deaths| 251+
Non-fatal injuries| 244+

The 2004 Hajj stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 251 pilgrims on 1 February 2004 during the Hajj in Mecca.[1][2] The incident took place during the ritual stoning of three pillars in the Mina valley, close to Mecca, on the final day of Hajj ceremonies.[3] More than 200 people were injured, and the incident became the worst tragedy during the Hajj since 1990.[4]

## See also

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* Incidents during the Hajj

## References

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1. ^ "A Stampede Near Mecca Killed More Than 700 People Taking Part In the Hajj Pilgrimage". Mother Jones. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
2. ^ "BBC NEWS – Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede". News.bbc.co.uk. February 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
3. ^ "History of disasters during Hajj celebration in last 25 years". The Independent. 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
4. ^ "CNN.com - Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead - Feb. 1, 2004". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.

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Incidents related to the Hajj

* Hajj
* Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Crushes and crowd-related issues|

* 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy
* 1994 stampede
* 1998 stampede
* 2001 stampede
* 2004 stampede
* 2006 stampede
* 2015 stampede

Fires|

* 1997 fire

Protests and violence|

* 692 siege
* 924 caravan raid
* 930 sack of Mecca
* 1757 caravan raid
* 1926 mahmal incident
* 1987 incident

Airplane crashes|

* Royal Jordanian (1973)
* Martinair Flight 138 (1974)
* Loftleiðir Flight 001 (1978)
* Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 (1979)
* Saudia Flight 163 (1980)
* Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 (1991)
* Turkish Airlines Flight 5904 (1999)

Ship|

* 1502 Miri ship sinking
* 1695 Capture of the Grand Mughal Fleet
* 1908 SS Sardinia fire
* 1930 SS Asia fire

Disease|

* 1817–1824 cholera pandemic
* 1863–1875 cholera pandemic
* Hajj cough
* MERS-related coronavirus
* Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hajj

Construction|

* 2006 hostel collapse
* 2015 crane collapse

Heat|

* 2024 Hajj disaster

Related|

* Stoning of the Devil
* Other incidents
* MosqueMeToo

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Crowd collapses and crushes

List of fatal crowd crushes

19th c.|

* 1807 Newgate Prison
* 1823 Valletta
* 1876 Brooklyn Theatre
* 1883 Victoria Hall
* 1896 Khodynka

20th c.|

* 1902 Shiloh Baptist Church
* 1903 Iroquois Theatre
* 1908 Barnsley Hall
* 1913 Italian Hall
* 1927 Laurier Palace
* 1943 Bethnal Green
* 1946 Burnden Park
* 1954 Kumbh Mela
* 1964 Estadio Nacional
* 1965 El Progreso Bullring
* 1967 Atatürk Stadium
* 1971 Ibrox
* 1974 Zamalek
* 1977 Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm
* 1979 The Who concert
* 1981 Karaiskakis Stadium
* 1982 Luzhniki
* 1985 Heysel Stadium
* 1987 Shanghai Lujiazui
* 1988 Dasharath Stadium
* 1989 Tbilisi
* 1989 Hillsborough
* 1990 Mecca
* 1991 Oppenheimer Stadium
* 1992 Mahamaham
* 1992 Bastia
* 1993 Lan Kwai Fong
* 1994 Mecca
* 1994 Gowari
* 1996 Haridwar and Ujjain
* 1997 Uphaar Cinema
* 1998 Mecca
* 1999 Sabarimala
* 1999 Nyamiha (Minsk)

2000s|

* 2000 Durban
* 2001 Mecca
* 2001 Ellis Park Stadium
* 2001 Accra Sports Stadium
* 2001 Akashi pedestrian bridge
* 2003 E2 nightclub
* 2003 The Station nightclub
* 2004 Mecca
* 2004 Miyun
* 2005 Mandher Devi temple
* 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge
* 2005 Chennai (November)
* 2005 Chennai (December)
* 2006 Mecca
* 2006 PhilSports Stadium
* 2008 Bandung
* 2008 Naina Devi temple
* 2008 Jodhpur
* 2009 Houphouët-Boigny
* 2009 Mawazine

2010s|

* 2010 Kor Royal Cup
* 2010 Pratapgarh
* 2010 Love Parade
* 2010 Phnom Penh
* 2011 Sabarimala
* 2012 Port Said Stadium
* 2012 Satsanga Deoghar
* 2013 Houphouët-Boigny
* 2013 Kiss nightclub
* 2013 Kumbh Mela
* 2013 Madhya Pradesh
* 2014 Mumbai
* 2014 Stade Tata Raphaël
* 2014 Patna
* 2014 Multan
* 2014 Kwekwe
* 2014 Shanghai Bund
* 2015 30 June Stadium
* 2015 Haiti
* 2015 Mina
* 2015 Colectiv nightclub
* 2017 Turin
* 2017 Mumbai
* 2018 Caracas
* 2018 Corinaldo
* 2019 Antananarivo
* 2019 Karbala
* 2019 Caracas

2020s|

* 2020 Kerman
* 2020 Maligawatta
* 2020 Los Olivos
* 2021 Meron
* 2021 Astroworld Festival
* 2022 Vaishno Devi Temple
* 2022 Yaoundé
* 2022 Port Harcourt
* 2022 GBLA Stadium
* 2022 Giza
* 2022 Kanjuruhan Stadium
* 2022 Seoul
* 2023 Basra International Stadium
* 2023 Pakistan
* 2023 Sanaa
* 2023 San Salvador
* 2023 Brazzaville
* 2024 Hathras
* 2024 Mumbai

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