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Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 crashes near Taif in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, killing all 156 people on board.
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Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740
1979 aviation accident
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 was a Hajj pilgrimage flight from Kano, Nigeria to Karachi, Pakistan with an intermediate stopover in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Operated by Pakistan International Airlines, on 26 November 1979, the Boeing 707-340C serving the route crashed…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Taif
City in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
Taif is a city and governorate in Mecca Province in Saudi Arabia. Located at an elevation of 1,879 m (6,165 ft) in the slopes of the Hijaz Mountains, which themselves are part of the Sarat Mountains, the city has a population of 563,282 people in 2022, making it one of the most…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mecca Province
Administrative region of Saudi Arabia
Mecca Province, officially Makkah Province, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. It is the third-largest province by area at 153,128 km2 (59,123 sq mi) and the second most populous with 7,769,994 inhabitants as of 2022. It is located in the historic Hejaz region, and has…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saudi Arabia
Muslim country in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
November 26
Day of the year
November 26 is the 330th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 35 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)