The deadly stampede at the haj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage. Here is a timeline of significant incidents during the annual event, which draws around two million Muslim faithful from around the world.
History of tragedies during Haj
2015
September 11: In the lead-up to hajj, at least 107 (Final data) people were killed and scores wounded when a crane collapses in bad weather, crashing onto the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
2006
January 12: 345 pilgrims were killed in a stampede during the stoning ritual in Mina. The ritual involves hajj participants throwing pebbles at three headstones, symbolising their rejection of Satan.
2004
February 1: 244 people were killed in a stampede at Mina, also at the stoning of the devil.
2001
March 5: 35 pilgrims, including 23 women, died at the ritual in Mina.
1998
April 9: More than 150 people were killed and 180 injured in a stampede at Mina.
1997
April 15: A fire caused by a gas stove rips through a camp housing pilgrims at Mina, killing 343 (Final Data) and injuring around 1,500.
1994
May 24: 270 people were killed in a stampede during the stoning, an incident authorities attribute to "record numbers" of pilgrims at the site. Total 829 pilgrims died during the Haj season for a variety of reasons.
1990
July 2: A huge stampede in a tunnel at Mina after a failure in its ventilation system killed 1,426 pilgrims, mainly from Asia.
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