Hajj 2012 one of the most successful: Makkah Governor
Tuesday October 30, 2012 05:34:25 PM,
Agencies
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Makkah: Hajj 2012 was one of the most
successful Muslim pilgrimage seasons despite the enormous number
of close to 4 million pilgrims, Saudi Prince Khalid
al-Faisal, Governor of Makkah Region and Chairman of Central Hajj
Committee said on Sunday.
In a press conference held in Makkah, the prince said the number of
pilgrims ranged this year between 3.16 to 3.65 millions, blaming
the inaccuracy on the enormous number of unregistered pilgrims.
This huge number of unregistered pilgrims has caused many problems
for the hajj organizing committee, he said.
He pointed out that there were more than 120,000 security men had
been mobilized to provide services for pilgrims, in addition to
10,000 vehicles, 25 civil defense helicopters and public security
20 helicopters operated by 360 pilots and technicians, as well as
30,000 surveillance cameras, 100 roving security patrols, and 200
security centers.
Each able-bodied Muslim is required to make the hajj once in a
lifetime, as it is one of Islam’s five pillars. All male pilgrims
must wear seamless white garments of terrycloth and seamless shoes
to show the equality among Muslims.
Saudi authorities have spent billions of dollars in recent years
improving hajj infrastructure to avoid of stampedes and accidents.
Hundreds of cameras and other monitoring devices are fixed around
the main sites of the hajj, including the Grand Mosque, Mount
Arafat and al-Jamarat Bridge, to monitor crowd levels.
At al-Jamarat Bridge, the authorities built extensive new
facilities to ease the flow of pilgrims seeking to hurl pebbles at
three pillars representing the devil.
They replaced the pillars with long walls and built a multi-story
bridge around them, creating far more space for the pilgrims to
stand on the bridge levels and perform the rite.
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