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Masjid al-Haram
The Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque of Mecca, is the holiest site of Islam, surrounding the Kaaba towards which Muslims pray. It is the centre of the hajj pilgrimage, and Saudi rulers have enlarged it repeatedly since the 1950s to hold millions of worshippers. In November 1979 armed militants led by Juhayman al-Otaybi seized the mosque, and the two-week siege that followed led the Saudi government to adopt stricter religious policies.
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