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SPL to study to make Makkah Grand Mosque access smoother

The SPL study will explore if dividing the Makkah Grand Mosque and its courtyard in coded zones can make access to the Holy site easier and smoother for worshippers and its staff. Read More

Friday January 12, 2024 10:16 AM , ummid.com News Network

Makkah: The Saudi Postal and Logistics Services Company (SPL) has been mandated to carry out a study to explore easier and smoother access to the entire premises of the Grand mosque in Makkah, also known as Makkah Haram.

The SPL study will explore if dividing the Makkah Grand Mosque and its courtyard in coded zones can make access to the Holy site easier and smoother for worshippers and its staff.

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Postal and Logistics Services Company (SPL) in order to conduct this study, leading English daily Saudi Gazette said.

Under the MoU, signed on the sidelines of the Hajj and Umrah Services Conference and Exhibition 2024, the SPL will conduct the study about dividing the Grand Mosque and its courtyards into coded zones to help accurately find geographical locations and facilitate spatial description to guide worshippers and workers in the sprawling mosque and its premises.

The purpose of the study is also to gauge performance, and distribution of Makkah Grand mosque working staff based on their accommodation and operational capacity, and thus ensuring the highest standards of services provided at the holiest site for Muslims.

With every passing day more and more Muslims from around the world are keen on visiting Makkah to perform Umrah and annual Hajj.

According to Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, more than 13.5 million foreign pilgrims performed Umrah in 2023.

“This is 58 percent increase, with 5 million more pilgrims visiting the Makkah Grand Mosque compared to the previous year”, the minister said addressing the opening session of the Hajj and Umrah Services Conference and Exhibition, which kicked off at Jeddah Superdome on January 8, 2024.

 

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