“1997年4月15日,沙特阿拉伯境内伊斯兰教圣城麦加附近的一个叫米纳的空旷地区,到麦加朝觐的来自100多个国家和地区的200多万虔诚的穆斯林就暂时聚居在这里。这些来自异国他乡的穆斯林在这里支起了7万多顶帐篷,使米纳这个原本只有嶙嶙乱石的空地一时间成了形形色色的 ”On April 15, 1997, more than 2 million devout Muslims from over 100 countries and regions who pilgrimage to Mecca temporarily settled in an open area called Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, in the territory of Saudi Arabia. Here, Muslims from other foreign countries have set up more than 70,000 tents here, leaving Mina, a previously unprotected open space, for a period of time.