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1987 Mecca incident

July 1987 clash between Shia pilgrims and Saudi Arabian security forces during the Islamic Hajj season
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1987 Mecca incident

Summary

1987 Mecca incident ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • 1987 Mecca incident's Commons category is recorded as 1987 Mecca incident[2].
  • 1987 Mecca incident's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 21.4353, 'lon': 39.8291}[3].

Why It Matters

1987 Mecca incident ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Aliases → —
    Point in time → +1987-07-31T00:00:00Z
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 21.4353, 'lon': 39.8291}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P585]]: 31 July 1987, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/e9ff2b908e3b|details]])"
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