IRAQ
ISR.
IRAN
JOR.
SAUDI
ARABIA
U.A.E.
Mecca
OMAN
Red
Sea
ERIT.
YEMEN
Gulf of
Aden
ETHIOPIA
IRAQ
ISR.
IRAN
JOR.
SAUDI
ARABIA
EGYPT
U.A.E.
Mecca
OMAN
Red
Sea
SUDAN
Arabian
Sea
ERIT.
YEMEN
Gulf of
Aden
ETHIOPIA
Grand Mosque
MECCA
Jamarat
Site of the
stoning ritual
AL JAMIAH
Location of
stampede
MINA
Tents for
pilgrims
Pilgrims arrive
from Muzdalifah.
Grand Mosque
MECCA
Jamarat
Site of the
stoning ritual
AL JAMIAH
Location of
stampede
MINA
Pilgrims arrive
from Muzdalifah.
MECCA
Grand Mosque
Jamarat
Site of the
stoning ritual
Location of
stampede
Pilgrims arrive
from Muzdalifah.
MINA
The Stampede
The stampede occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday, at an intersection in Mina, about three miles east of Mecca.
Jamarat
The intersection is near the entrance to Jamarat, where pilgrims cast stones at pillars to symbolize the stoning of the devil during the hajj.
Tent City
Mina is the site of tens of thousands of air-conditioned tents that provide temporary accommodations to the pilgrims on the route between Mecca and Mount Arafat.
The Hajj Route
At the time of the stampede, pilgrims were traveling from Muzdalifah toward Mina to cast stones at Jamarat. From there they would travel to the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
Street 206
Street 204
Saudi officials said the converging of crowds from two directions here could have contributed to the stampede.
Some pilgrims were trying to reach this bridge.
MINA
Street 206
Street 204
Saudi officials said the converging of crowds from two directions here could have contributed to the stampede.
Some pilgrims were trying to reach this bridge.
Some pilgrims were trying to reach this bridge.
MINA
Saudi officials said the converging of crowds from two directions here could have contributed to the stampede.
Images From the Day of the Stampede
The wide, multilevel pedestrian roads to Jamarat were packed with pilgrims.
The roads converge to accommodate hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who walk from Mina, creating one of the most congested pedestrian flows in the world. This photo shows pilgrims heading toward Jamarat. The bottom of the photo is less than 800 feet from the site of the stampede.
The stampede occurred at an intersection of two of the smaller roads that lead to Jamarat. This photo shows the aftermath of the stampede.
The Journey to Mecca
Each year, about two million Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca, performing rituals at several stops along the way. Pilgrims sleep in tents in Mina and travel to nearby holy sites from there, including several visits to the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
The Grand
Mosque
Location of
stampede
Mecca
Mina
2 Miles
2 Miles
Several deadly incidents have occurred near Jamarat, the site of a stoning ceremony. In 2006, more than 360 people died in a stampede there. In 2004, about 250 died.
The Grand
Mosque
Jamarat
Mecca
Mina
Location of
stampede
Muzdalifah
More than 100 people died in a crane collapse earlier this month.
More than 1,400 people died in a stampede in a tunnel in 1990.
Mount Arafat
2 Miles
Several deadly incidents have occurred near Jamarat, the site of a stoning ceremony. In 2006, more than 360 people died in a stampede there. In 2004, about 250 died.
The Grand
Mosque
Jamarat
Mecca
Mina
Location of
stampede
Muzdalifah
More than 100 people died in a crane collapse earlier this month.
More than 1,400 people died in a stampede in a tunnel in 1990.
Mount Arafat
Mina
On the first day of the hajj, pilgrims travel to temporary housing in Mina.
Mount Arafat
They leave Mina at dawn on the second day and travel several miles to Mount Arafat, known as the site of Muhammad’s final sermon.
Muzdalifah
Around sunset, the pilgrims travel to Muzdalifah. The next morning, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest Muslim holidays, they collect pebbles on their way back toward Mina.
Jamarat
Following several deadly incidents at Jamarat, including one that killed more than 360 people in 2006, a wider, multilevel pedestrian bridge was built.
Grand Mosque
The hajj ends at the Grand Mosque, where pilgrims perform a final “tawaf,” circling the central shrine called the Ka’aba seven times.