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Hajj 2021: How epidemics impacted Hajj over time

One of the earliest recorded epidemics in Makkah was known as Al-Mashri, which killed many people as well as travelers’ camels in 968, as recorded by the renowned historian Ibn Kathir
In 1831, a cholera epidemic that started in India killed 20,000 people in Makkah; subsequent epidemics came to the region of the holy cities in 1841, 1847, 1851, 1856–57, and 1859

By Ruba Obaid · 19 July 2021