The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's care of the Two Holy Mosques is globally appreciated at the level of Islamic countries and societies, since the era of its founder, the late King Abdulaziz Al Saud, through his sons who assumed the reins of power in the Kingdom until this prosperous and auspicious era, the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and the Kingdom took over interest in projects to develop Islamic sanctities, especially the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, which contributed to the comfort of pilgrims and Umrah performers; As the pilgrims always praise the Kingdom's projects, confirming its keenness to activate the honor of serving and protecting the sanctities of Muslims.
The expansion projects of the Two Holy Mosques and the holy sites are still a testament to the efforts exerted by the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the comfort of pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors, as this expansion is one of the works witnessed by every fair person.
The new projects in the Two Holy Mosques, their expansion, and the implementation of giant projects in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and the holy sites are an embodiment of the interest of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and his keenness to achieve everything that would comfort the pilgrims and Umrah performers to devote themselves to performing their worship and moving between the sites with ease and ease, as well as providing care and harnessing all Potential to provide the best services for pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors.
The expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca comes after King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman ordered the maintenance and implementation of all services, such as electricity, water, and others, in honor of this for the Grand Mosque in Mecca, so that his children, after him, would continue to develop, renew and expand the Grand Mosque. During the reign of King Saud, the process of expanding the Grand Mosque continued until the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz, as the expansion operations continued and included the preparation of external squares, the introduction of the air conditioning system, the introduction of firefighting systems, and the adoption of the best technical and security systems to provide the highest levels of comfort for those who visit the House of God.
And during the reign of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz – may God have mercy on him – the largest expansion of the Holy Mosque of Mecca in its history was adopted at that time, and it aims to develop the Holy Mosque of Mecca and expand the areas surrounding the Grand Mosque and the Mataf, as it was divided into three sections and includes the expansion of the Holy Mosque building to accommodate large numbers of worshipers And facing the large number of pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors during the Hajj and Umrah season. Expansion and development of the outer courtyards of the Great Mosque of Mecca, including all services, including toilets and corridors. The expansion contributed to increasing the number of pilgrims at the final destination to 130,000 per hour and reducing crowding at the final destination.
The expansion and interest in the Two Holy Mosques included endeavors and relief of pressure and congestion by expanding it and multiplying the floors.
sacred sites
The interest of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was not limited to the Grand Mosque and the Noble Prophet’s Mosque, but rather went beyond that to the interest in the holy sites “Mina, Muzdalifah, Arafat”, through the development of various projects represented in the fire-resistant tents, which can accommodate more than two million pilgrims, as well as hospitals and health centers Spread in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah to serve the pilgrims, which exceed 160 health centers equipped with all medical devices.
In order to facilitate the pilgrims' hardships of transportation, the Kingdom implemented the holy sites train, which serves all service seekers, and this year contributed to transporting more than 350,000 pilgrims between the holy sites. It also contributed to relieving pressure on the roads used by pilgrims for other means of transportation. It also carried out the walkway linking the shrine of Arafat, passing through Muzdalifah and Mina, until reaching the Jamarat, shading them and providing them with mist, which contributed to reducing the heat of the atmosphere in the holy sites. In the Jamarat, the pilgrims moved around easily after the large expansions in the Jamarat and the multiplicity of floors, until the pilgrim started throwing the Jamarat without any trouble.
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