Al-Badr

For other uses, see Al-Badr (disambiguation).

Al Badr is a village in Mecca 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]

Al Badr
Village
Coordinates: 21°23′33″N 39°50′26″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Makkah Province
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EAT)