Question
In 2015, crowds exiting this valley converged in a human stampede that killed 2,400 pilgrims. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this valley outside Mecca where hajj pilgrims stay in a “City of Tents.”
ANSWER: Mina [or Muna]
[10m] The crowd crush occurred as pilgrims traveled to Jamarat Bridge to perform this ritual re-enacting Ibrahim’s defeat of an enemy. Pilgrims gather on the plain of Muzdalifah on the night before this ritual.
ANSWER: stoning of the devil [or ramy al-Jamarat; prompt on rajm; prompt on answers that indicate throwing stones or rocks]
[10e] Pilgrims historically cast their stones at three of these structures, until a 2004 crowd control measure replaced them with walls. Hajj is one of five core Islamic beliefs named for these structures.
ANSWER: pillars
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