المملكة: "Royal Commission for Mecca" Announces the readiness of times to receive pilgrims

Preparations included harmonizing operational plans with participating entities and preparing field sites to ensure smooth movement and speed of response, ensuring the provision of high-quality services befitting the status of the Holy House of God and its visitors.

Early planning

between the CEO of the Authority The Royal City of Mecca and the Holy Sites, His Excellency Engineer Saleh bin Ibrahim Al-Rasheed, said that this readiness came as a result of early planning and integration of efforts with the relevant authorities.

He stressed that the Authority has harnessed all its operational and human capabilities to raise the efficiency of the infrastructure, enhance safety standards and develop facilities, in a way that contributes to enabling the pilgrims to perform their rituals with ease and reassurance, and improving the visitor’s experience at all stations that precede his arrival in the Holy Capital.

The Authority explained that the capacity of the Miqat prayer halls exceeded 6,600 worshipers for men and about 3,200 prayer halls for women, with thousands of parking spaces and hundreds of equipped toilets. "Wadi Muharram"Activating the central heating system for 900 toilets in Miqat "The big torrent"

More than 230 surveillance cameras were installed to enhance security readiness, implement signage projects and seasonal kiosks, and support human resources and community partnerships for watering services to ensure the provision of integrated services in accordance with the highest international standards.