Demolition of al-Baqi
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demolition-of-al-baqi-184-12915027
title:
Demolition of al-Baqi
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Al-Baqi cemetery, the oldest and one of the two most important Islamic graveyards located in Medina, in current-day Saudi Arabia, was demolished in 1806 and, following reconstruction in the mid-19th century, was destroyed again in 1925 or 1926. An alliance of the House of Saud and the followers of the Wahhabi movement known as the Emirate of Diriyah carried out the first demolition. The Sultanate of Nejd, also ruled by the House of Saud and followers of Wahhabism, carried out the second. In both
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Destruction of al-Baqi cemetery in Medina by Wahhabis in 1806 and 1925/26
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition_of_al-Baqi
date created:
2016-09-09T06:58:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T11:31:47Z
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