Al-Badr

For other uses, see Al-Badr (disambiguation).
Al Badr
Village
Coordinates: 21°23′33″N 39°50′26″E / 21.39250°N 39.84056°E / 21.39250; 39.84056Coordinates: 21°23′33″N 39°50′26″E / 21.39250°N 39.84056°E / 21.39250; 39.84056
Country  Saudi Arabia
Province Makkah Province
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
 • Summer (DST) EAT (UTC+3)

Al Badr is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.[1] An electrical fire at a wedding in the village killed 25 people in the courtyard of a home on October 31, 2012. 30 were injured in the blaze, which was believed to have been started by a high-voltage power line which fell, sparking, after being hit by celebratory gunfire.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames database entry. (search) Accessed 2011-05-12.
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20150915


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