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1998 tragedy in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

1998 Hajj stampede
Date	9 April 1998 (1998-04-09)
Location	Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Deaths	118+
Non-fatal injuries	180+

The 1998 Hajj stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 118 pilgrims on 9 April 1998 during the Hajj in Mecca during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on Jamaraat Bridge.

References

"A Stampede Near Mecca Killed More Than 700 People Taking Part In the Hajj Pilgrimage". Mother Jones. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
(10 April 1998). 100 Pilgrims Are Killed in Mecca in Stampede, The New York Times

v t e 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

v t e 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 2024 Nzérékoré 2024 Ibadan

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