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#2311 [Permalink] Posted on 12th June 2013 14:06
 
Houses to be built for Grand Mosque workers

Wednesday 12 June 2013

The Makkah Mayoralty has signed a contract with a local construction company to build housing units for employees of the Grand Mosque on an area of approximately 519,017 square meters.

Mayor Osama Al-Bar, chairman of Al-Balad Al-Ameen Company, said that it is a pioneer project that will contribute to the development of the western gate of Makkah.

“It is part of a bigger project that aims to develop the holy capital as a whole,” said Al-Bar, adding that the housing project, named the Rataj District Project, will include a residential city with integrated facilities and services.

“The main beneficiaries are the service sector employees at the Grand Mosque,” he said.

The city is strategically located along the Makkah-Jeddah highway on a 5-kilometer stretch and is 18 kilometers away from the Grand Mosque.

The chairman of the construction company, Fahad Al-Hashboul, said that the project is the first of its kind in the area.

He said the project will apply “eco-friendly techniques and state-of-the-art engineering.”

Al-Hashboul said that the project is divided into a number of residential furnished apartments, an area for single workers, one for families with independent residential units, and villas with varied designs to suit different social classes.

“The project also includes a commercial area, a park, a mosque, an international school, a medical center and various sports facilities,” he said.

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#2312 [Permalink] Posted on 12th June 2013 14:08
 
Elaf to open Makkah hotel before Ramadan

11 June 2013

The Elaf Bakkah Hotel, which is owned by the Elaf Group, is on track to open before Ramadan this year.

The luxury hotel is situated in the Mahbas Al-Jin area, only 1,800 metres away from the Holy Mosque in Makkah.

The hotel features 810 rooms and 32 suites. It will also have 15 retail outlets, as well as two restaurants and a helipad, the company said in a statement.

“The Elaf Bakkah Hotel represents a key element of Elaf Group’s strategy to increase its number of hotel rooms to 5,000, in order to accommodate the increasing flow of tourists to Saudi Arabia,” said Ziyad Bin Mahfouz, president of Elaf Group of Companies.

The Elaf Bakkah is one of four new hotels the group announced last year. It is spending $107m on adding another property in Makkah, plus additional ones in Jeddah and Madina. They are all due for completion by the end of 2014.

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#2313 [Permalink] Posted on 12th June 2013 14:09
 
Dates start flooding Madinah market

12 June 2013 - 03 Shaban 1434 H

With the fasting month of Ramadan nearly a month away, the dates market in Madinah has started receiving a wide varieties of ripe dates from various regions.

Farmers and dealers are bringing products to the market expecting a good harvest season this year. Varieties of ripe dates that are displayed in the market include Rabiah, Lubana and Helwa.

Rothana, one of the precious varieties of fresh Madinah dates, will hit the market over the coming weeks, Saudi Press Agency reported quoting market sources.

Price for one box of fresh dates ranges between SR30 and SR50. Prices will start dropping when more varieties and quantities begin flooding the market in the coming days.

Ripe dates will continue flooding the market until the end of August. Then the season of dry dates will start. These dates include the most popular of Madinah produce such as Ajwa, Anbara and Safawi.

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#2314 [Permalink] Posted on 12th June 2013 14:10
Install columns circumambulation path commentator Haram ..
And end fittings before Ramadan
Separation the pedestrian الطائفين movement for people with special needs


تثبيت أعمدة مسار الطواف المعلق بالحرم.. وانتهاء التجهيزات قبل رمضان
فصل حركة الطائفين الراجلين عن ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة


الأربعاء 12/06/2013
تثبيت أعمدة مسار الطواف المعلق بالحرم.. وانتهاء التجهيزات قبل رمضان

بدأت الرئاسة العامة لشؤون المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي أمس الأول تثبيت وتركيب أعمدة ومسار الطواف المعلق الذى سينفذ فى صحن المطاف لفصل حركة العربات وذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة عن الطائفين، وسيتم إكمال تركيب المسار خلال الثلاثة الأسابيع المقبلة ليكون فى خدمة المعتمرين خلال شهر رمضان المقبل. وتابعت «المدينة» أمس الأعمال الجارية فى صحن المطاف لإكمال تركيب الطواف المعلق، حيث يعمل عدد من المختصين والآليات والرافعات فى تثبيت الأعمدة، فيما شوهد من الجانب الآخر العمل يتواصل فى مشروع زيادة الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف.

وأكد الشيخ الدكتورعبدالرحمن بن عبدالعزيز السديس الرئيس العام لشؤون المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي إمام وخطيب المسجد الحرام بدء تنفيذ اقتراح المسؤولين فى الرئاسة العامة لشؤون المسجد الحرام بإنشاء جسر معلق للطائفين من ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة بمحاذات المكبرية والرواق العباسي يفصل حركة الطائفين الراجلين وذوى الاحتياجات الخاصة وكبار السن والضعفاء الذين يطوفون على عربات وسيكون جاهزًا خلال شهر رمضان القادم.

وقال: إن الرئاسة لاحظت أن المشروع الجاري لتوسعة المطاف رغم أنه فى مرحلته الأولى كان هناك تداخل بين الطائفين الراجلين الذين يمشون بأقدامهم وبين ذوى الاحتياجات الخاصة وكبار السن والضعفاء الذين يطوفون على عربات، فيكون هناك اصطدام ووقوع أذى لكثير من الطائفين من خلال بعض التصرفات لقائدى العربات، ولهذا رؤى من المصلحة بعد الدراسة المستفيضة مع إدارة المشروعات والمكاتب الهندسية والمجموعة المنفذة.

وأشار السديس إلى أن وزارة التعليم العالى ومعهد خادم الحرمين الشريفين والجهات الأمنية أيدت المقترح، وتقرر أن يكون هناك جسر معلق وله قواعد، وتم صب القواعد بمحاذات المكبرية والرواق العباسي، وبدأ العمل وحدد قبل دخول رمضان موعدًا لإنهاء المشروع ليفصل حركة العربات وذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة عن الطائفين حتى لا يكون هناك تداخل وأذى، وهذا فى الحقيقة عمل عظيم جبار من خلال هذا المشروع الذى ينتظم عدة خدمات تقدم للطائفين ومرتادي المسجد الحرام.

http://www.al-madina.com/node/459262...%A7%D9%86.html


 


Google translation:Wednesday, 12/06/2013
Install columns circumambulation path commentator Haram .. And end fittings before Ramadan

Began the General Presidency for the Holy Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque yesterday the first installation of columns and the path of circumambulation commentator, which will be implemented in the bowl up to separate the movement of vehicles and people with special needs for الطائفين, and will complete the installation of the track during the three weeks to come to be in the service of pilgrims during the holy month of Ramadan. She «City» yesterday the ongoing work in the dish of the day to complete the installation of wandering commentator, where he works a number of specialists, machinery and cranes to install the columns, as seen from the other side continues to work in a project to increase the capacity of the مطاف.

The Sheikh Acanutorabdarahman bin Abdulaziz Al Sudais President General for the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque start with the proposal to officials in the General Presidency for the Holy Mosque create a suspension bridge to طائفين with special needs Bmhamat Almekpria and hallway Abbasi separates movement الطائفين pedestrians and people with special needs, the elderly and the vulnerable who parading on carts and will be ready within the next month of Ramadan.

He said: The president noted that the ongoing project to expand the day, although in the first phase there was an overlap between الطائفين pedestrians who walk with their feet and the Special Needs and the elderly and vulnerable people who roam on carts, so there is a collision and the occurrence of harm to many الطائفين through some of the actions of the leaders of the vehicles , and that the visions of interest after extensive study with project management and engineering offices and implementing Group.

The Sudais that the Ministry of Higher Education and the Institute of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the security authorities supported the proposal, and it was decided that there will be a suspension bridge has rules, and was casting rules Bmhamat Almekpria and hallway Abbasi, and began working and select before entering Ramadan date for the completion of the project to separate the movement of vehicles and people with special needs for الطائفين So there is overlap and hurt, and that in fact a great work Jabbar through this project, which is organized several services provided to طائفين and Grand Mosque goers.

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#2315 [Permalink] Posted on 13th June 2013 06:29
Mataf ongoing work

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#2316 [Permalink] Posted on 13th June 2013 06:31
 
Temporary Mataf progress


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#2317 [Permalink] Posted on 13th June 2013 06:32
Makkah 2013

 
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#2318 [Permalink] Posted on 13th June 2013 06:33
 
240 hours to complete the first phase of Mataf
3 expansions huge jump to two million Haram card serum

240 ساعة لإنجاز المرحلة الأولى في صحن المطاف
3 توسعات ضخمة تقفز بطاقة الحرم إلى مليوني مصل



في وقت لم يتبق سوى 240 ساعة على الانتهاء من المرحلة الاولى لأضخم توسعة يشهدها التاريخ في المسجد الحرام، تتواصل الأعمال الإنشائية لمشروع خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز لزيادة الطاقة الاستيعابية لصحن المطاف، على قدم وساق للانتهاء من المرحلة الأولى من المشروع قبل منتصف شهر شعبان الجاري. ورغم حرارة الشمس التي تشهدها العاصمة المقدسة خلال هذا الصيف إلا أن المعدات لا تهدأ على مدار الساعة، وهذا ما جعل معالم المشروع المنجز وملامحه واضحة. وبالتوازي مع هذه التوسعة العظيمة، تعود بنا الذاكرة الى التوسعات السعودية والأعمال الكبيرة التي حظي بها الحرم منذ عهد المؤسس الملك عبدالعزيز بن عبدالرحمن رحمه الله.

ففي العام 1925 أعلن الملك عبدالعزيز عن البدء في عملية كبرى لإعادة ترميم المسجد الحرام، وبعدها بعامين، أصدر أمره بعمل مظلات ثابتة في صحن المطاف لتقي الحجاج والزوار والمعتمرين حر الشمس، كذلك قامت الدولة بتبليط المسعى، كما تم إنشاء أعمدة رخامية جديدة من قطع المرمر الصقيل في ردهات المسجد الحرام لتعلق عليها الإضاءة الكبيرة. وفي العام 1945 أمر الملك عبدالعزيز بتجديد سقف المسعى.

وشهد المسجد الحرام التوسعة الأولى في عهد الملك سعود، حيث وضع في العام 1955 حجر الأساس لهذه التوسعة، التي تمت خلالها عمارة المسجد الحرام على أسس حديثة، مع الحفاظ على الطابع العثماني في صحن المطاف وتوسعته، وبناء المسعى الذي أصبح بطابقين، وتضمنت أعمال هذه التوسعة الكبرى شق وإنشاء طرق وميادين حول الحرم، وقد أصبحت مساحة المسجد الحرام بعد إضافة توسعة الملك سعود التي استمرت طوال عهده ثم عهد الملك فيصل، نحو 161 ألفا و168 مترا مربعا، لتتسع إلى أكثر من 300 ألف مصل.

كذلك تواصلت العناية بالمسجد الحرام في عهد الملك فيصل، حيث كان من أهم ما نفذ من مشاريع، خمسة ميادين عامة حول الحرم، وزيادة أبواب المسجد إلى 64 باباً مختلفة الأحجام، وإنارة المسجد بوسائل فنية حديثة، وإنشاء مكتبة المسجد الحرام، كما أزيلت المقصورة التي كانت مقامة على مقام إبراهيم ـ عليه السلام ـ من أجل التوسعة على الطائفين، وأبدلت بغطاء من الكريستال الفاخر، واحتفل بذلك برعاية الملك فيصل في العام 1968.

كذلك أصدر الملك خالد بن عبدالعزيز أمرا في العام 1977، بوضع باب جديد للكعبة من الذهب الخالص.
أما في العام 1989، فقد وضع خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك فهد بن عبدالعزيز رحمه الله حجر الأساس للتوسعة السعودية الثانية للمسجد الحرام، التي تعد أضخم عملية إعادة توسعة وعمارة يشهدها الحرم المكي طوال تاريخه، حيث تم ضم منطقة السوق الصغير، وتم ربطها بالتوسعة السعودية الأولى بمدخل واسع يسهل الحركة بينهما، كما تم عمل نظام تبريد، حيث أنشئت محطة تكييف المسجد الحرام بمنطقة أجياد وتم ربطها بالمسجد الحرام عبر أنفاق تحت الأرض. وبلغت مساحة أدوار المبنى الجديد نحو 76 ألف متر ليتسع وحده لأكثر من 152 ألف مصل، كما شمل المشروع تجهيز الساحات الخارجية التي تبلغ مساحتها 85 ألف متر مربع لتستوعب ما يقارب 200 ألف مصل، لتصبح مساحة المسجد الحرام بعد إضافة مبنى التوسعة الحالية والأسطح وكامل المساحات المحيطة به نحو 356 ألف متر مربع تتسع لأكثر من 775 ألف مصل في غير أوقات الذروة، التي تصل إلى مليون و250 ألف مصل، فيما بلغت تكلفة التوسعة التي تشمل المباني ومشاريع الخدمات وتعويض نزع الملكيات أكثر من 55 مليار ريال.

وتنفذ التوسعات الجديدة التي أمر بها خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز، من خلال ثلاثة محاور رئيسية، الأول هو التوسعة ذاتها للحرم المكي، ليتسع بعدها لمليوني مصل، والثاني الساحات الخارجية، وهي تحوي دورات المياه والممرات والأنفاق والمرافق الأخرى المساندة التي تعمل على انسيابية الحركة في الدخول والخروج للمصلين. أما الثالث فمنطقة الخدمات والتكييف ومحطات الكهرباء ومحطات المياه وغيرها، وتصل مساحة التوسعة إلى 750.000 متر مربع، ويشتمل المشروع على توسعة ساحات الحرم من جهة الشامية، تبدأ من باب المروة وتنتهي عند حارة الباب وجبل هندي بالشامية وعند طلعة الحفائر من جهة باب الملك فهد. وهذه التوسعة عبارة عن ساحات فقط ومقترح إنشاء 63 برجاً فندقياً عند آخر هذه الساحات. وتوسعة صحن المطاف بهدم التوسعة العثمانية وتوسيع الحرم من الجهات الثلاث وقوفاً عند المسعى، حيث إن المسعى ليس من الحرم وتوسيع الحرم من جهة أجياد، كما تتم تعلية أدوار الحرم لتصبح 4 أدوار مثل المسعى الجديد حالياً، ثم تعلية دورين مستقبلاً ليصبح إجمالي التعلية 6 أدوار.

أكبر التوسعات

تعد التوسعات الجديدة التي أمر بها خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز ويشهدها المسجد الحرام أكبر التوسعات التي سترفع الطاقة الاستيعابية للمسجد الحرام ومساحاته إلى مليوني مصل في غير أوقات الذروة.

http://www.okaz.com.sa/new/Issues/20...0613610750.htm

Google translation:

At a time when there are only 240 hours on the completion of the first phase of the largest expansion of witnessing history in the Grand Mosque, continuing construction of the project Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to increase the capacity of the Mataf, by leaps and bounds for the completion of the first phase of the project before the middle of the month of Shaaban ongoing. Despite the heat of the sun taking place in the Holy City during the summer but the equipment does not subside over time, and this is what makes the completed project landmarks and features are clear. In parallel with this great expansion, take us back to the memory expansions Arabia and big business given to the campus since the era of the founder King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman God's mercy.

In 1925 declared King Abdulaziz about to start a major operation to restore the Sacred Mosque, and two years later, he issued his job umbrellas fixed in a dish up to pious pilgrims, visitors and pilgrims free of the sun, as well as the state Bthblat endeavor, has also been established marble columns new pieces of alabaster glaze in the lobbies of the Grand Mosque lighting attached to them large. In 1945, King Abdul Aziz ordered the renewal of the roof endeavor.

And saw the Grand Mosque first expansion in the reign of King Saud University, where he put in the year 1955 the foundation stone for this expansion, which has been through building the Grand Mosque on the foundations of a modern, while preserving the character of the Ottoman dish up and expansion, building endeavor which has become a bunk, and included the work of this expansion incision and the establishment of major roads and fields around the campus, has become an area of ​​the Grand Mosque after the addition of the expansion of King Saud, which lasted throughout his reign, and the reign of King Faisal, about 161 thousand and 168 square meters, can accommodate more than 300 thousand worshipers.

As well as the continued care of the Holy Mosque in the reign of King Faisal, where it was the most important thing was carried out projects, five fields of general information about the campus, and increasing the doors of the mosque to 64 Baba different sizes, and lighting mosque means of modern art, and create a library Sacred Mosque, also removed the cabin, which was built on the Maqam Ibrahim, peace be upon him in order to expansion الطائفين the, أبدلت the cover of luxury crystal, and so celebrated under the auspices of King Faisal in 1968.

Also issued King Khalid bin Abdulaziz is in the year 1977, to develop a new door of the Kaaba of pure gold.

In the year 1989, has put Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him the foundation stone for the expansion of Saudi Arabia's second Grand Mosque, which is the largest process of re-expansion and building taking place in the Grand Mosque in Mecca throughout its history, which was annexed area small market, have been linked to بالتوسعة first Saudi entrance widely easy movement between them, as was the work of the cooling system, where the air station was established Grand Mosque Ajyad area have been linked to the Holy Mosque through the underground tunnels. The total area of ​​the roles of the new building about 76 thousand square meters to accommodate alone for more than 152 thousand worshipers, as the project involved processing squares of Foreign Affairs, which has an area of ​​85 thousand square meters to accommodate approximately 200 thousand worshipers, to become an area of ​​the Grand Mosque after the addition of a building expansion of current and surfaces and the entire area surrounding about 356 thousand square meters to accommodate more than 775 thousand worshipers at non-peak times, up to one million and 250 thousand worshipers, while the cost of expansion projects include buildings and services and compensation for disarmament ownership of more than 55 billion riyals.

And implement new expansions ordered by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, through three main themes, the first is the expansion itself to the campus of Mecca, to accommodate later to two million worshipers, and the second squares of Foreign Affairs, which contain restrooms and walkways, tunnels and other facilities to support that work on the flow of traffic entry and exit of worshipers. The third فمنطقة services, air conditioning, power plants, water plants, etc. The total area of ​​expansion to 750,000 square meters, the project includes the expansion of courtyards of the Haram hand, maize, starting from the door Marwa and ends at the hot door and Mount Indian Bahamih When sorties excavations on the door of King Fahd. This expansion is a Yards and a proposal to create 63 towers Fendkie the at the last of these squares. And expand the bowl eventually demolished expansion Ottoman and expand the campus on three sides standing at the endeavor, as the endeavor is not the campus and expand the campus of the Ajyad, are also ramp roles campus into 4 roles such as new endeavor now, then ramp Doreen future, bringing the total ramp 6 innings.

The largest expansions

The new expansions ordered by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and taking place in the Grand Mosque largest expansions which will raise the capacity of the Grand Mosque and spaces to two million worshipers at non-peak times.

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#2319 [Permalink] Posted on 14th June 2013 02:49
 
Library of Masjid al Haram


Open at 8:00h to 22:00h every day - for men only


 
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#2320 [Permalink] Posted on 14th June 2013 02:50
 
Umrah trip becomes
 
last journey for 12 Jordanians


The wreckage of the fateful bus that was carrying Jordanian pilgrims
being removed as covered bodies lie at the accident site on Thursday.
Friday 14 June 2013

Twelve Jordanian Umrah pilgrims were killed on Thursday in an accident as they were traveling from Makkah to Madinah.

Ali Al-Zahrani, spokesman of Makkah traffic department, said that investigations are under way to find the reasons for the accident that also injured 34 pilgrims.

“The bus was carrying 46 Jordanians when the accident happened on Jamom road between Makkah and Madinah,” Al-Zahrani said. Seven pilgrims were treated at the accident scene.

Col. Saeed Sarhan, the Civil Defense’s spokesman in Jeddah, said the operation room of the Civil Defense received a traffic accident report and sent rescue teams and ambulances to the site. Injured passengers were airlifted to hospitals in Makkah and Jeddah.

Three injured passengers were moved to King Abdul Aziz Hospital, 22 to a hospital in Makkah and four to King Faisal Hospital in Jeddah.

Top officials, including Homoud Al-Buqami, traffic department director; Brig. Hilal Al-Qurashi, accidents office director; and Salman Al-Mutairi, accidents department director; were seen at the scene of accident.

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#2321 [Permalink] Posted on 14th June 2013 02:53
 
First phase of mataf expansion
to be completed before Ramadan


Mataf expansion in progress at the Grand Mosque in Makkah

Friday 14 June 2013

Efforts have been stepped up to complete the first phase of a major Makkah Grand Mosque expansion project before Ramadan.

According to a report carried by a local Arabic daily, the first phase of the expansion of the mataf (circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) would be completed in 10 days. “The first phase is supposed to be completed by the middle of Shaaban (June 24),” the paper said quoting a source. The SR 80 billion project, the largest in history, is designed to increase the mosque’s capacity to more than 2 million worshippers.

Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, commended Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for initiating the project to enhance facilities for the millions of pilgrims who come for Haj and Umrah.

Yahya Binladin, deputy chairman of the Binladin Group, said advanced systems have been used in the new expansion to ensure the smooth flow of pilgrims, especially during peak seasons. It includes security monitoring and garbage disposal systems in addition to sunshades in the courtyards around the mosque. The new extension would be linked to the existing building with bridges. It will have an advanced air-conditioning and lighting system.

King Abdullah laid the foundation stone for the massive project last August and dedicated it to the Islamic world. Covering an area of 456,000 square meters in the northwest and northeast of the mosque, the project includes construction of a new building and expansion and development of courtyards around the mosque.

A 1,200-meter-long tunnel will be constructed from the end of the expansion passing through Jabal Hindi while another tunnel, 1,100 meters long, will be built under Jabal Madafie. An emergency 700-meter tunnel crossing the other two tunnels will be constructed from Jabal Al-Kaaba.

Muhammad Al-Khozaim, vice president of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, described it as the project of the century.

The total area of the existing Grand Mosque is 356,000 square meters accommodating 770,000 worshippers while the new expansion will accommodate 1.2 million faithful.

http://www.arabnews.com/news/454998

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#2322 [Permalink] Posted on 14th June 2013 13:29

 

Some people are confused about the final expansion design ...

Which is the real projected image
of the Mataf expansion of the Holy Mosque?


أيهما الصورة المتوقعة الحقيقية لما بعد توسعة المطاف بالمسجد الحرام ؟

1- Not Approved Design


2-*FINAL DESIGN APPROVED*

*The final Mataf expansion will include more floors to this design

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#2323 [Permalink] Posted on 14th June 2013 13:39
 
Umrah visas

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Validity and Duration of Stay



14 June 2013

Since the 1st Chaban/10 June, Umrah visas have a validity of 15 days with a duration of stay of 30 days.

This means that the pilgrim must depart within 15 days and can stay in Saudi Arabia for 30 days.

But for the coming Ramadan, the duration of stay may change for only 15 days.

Check with your local travel agency.

Below is a example of a visa issued on 11 June 2013.

This visa has a validity of 15 days with a duration of stay of 30 days:


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#2324 [Permalink] Posted on 14th June 2013 14:02
 
Installation of columns circumambulation
path "Timer" for "disabled" at the Holy Mosque


تركيب أعمدة مسار الطواف "الموقت" لـ"المعاقين" بالمسجد الحرام


عمال أثناء تركيب الأعمدة بالمسجد الحرام
During the installation of columns workers Holy Mosque

2013-06-14

أوضح مدير إدارة المشاريع والاستشارات بالرئاسة العامة لشؤون المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي الشريف المهندس عبدالمحسن بن عبدالرحمن بن حميد، أنه تم البدء في تنفيذ مشروع المطاف المؤقت التجريبي، الخاص بالطائفين من ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة، حيث سيفصل حركة عرباتهم عن الطائفين.

وقال في تصريح إلى"الوطن"، إنه تم تركيب 4 أعمدة والبلاطة العلوية، مفيدا بأنه سيتم اكتماله قبل شهر رمضان المبارك، ولافتا إلى أن البلاطة العلوية ترتبط بالدور الأول من رواق المسجد الحرام.

وأفاد بأنه في موسم الحج سيتم تركيب البلاطة السفلية المرتبطة بالدور الأرضي من رواق المسجد الحرام ومع مداخل ومخارج المسجد الحرام لتسهيل خروجهم ودخولهم.

ولفت إلى أن المشروع المؤقت لصحن الطواف لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة سيكتمل في شهر ذي الحجة، مبيناً أنه سيتم تفكيك هذا المطاف المؤقت بعد الانتهاء من تنفيذ المشروع الخاص بتوسعة المطاف.
وأكد أن مشروع توسعة المطاف يسير وفق الخطة المعتمدة خلال المراحل الثلاث، لافتا إلى أن العمل يسير على قدم وساق وعلى مدار الساعة.

وأفاد بأنه سيتم تكثيف العمل خلال المدة المتبقية من هذا الشهر الجاري للاستفادة من المرحلة الأولى للمشروع، مشيرا إلى أن الجزء الذي سوف ينتهي قبل شهر رمضان المبارك هو القبو والدور الأرضي والدور الأول.

وتوقع أن تحدث توسعة المرحلة الأولى نقلة كبرى في زيادة الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف، مبينا أنه مع نهاية هذا العام سيتم الانتهاء من توسعة السطح والميزان الخاص بالدور الأول والميزان الخاص بالسطح، المخصصة لطواف ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة بعرض10أمتار.

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/Local/News...1&CategoryID=5


 


Google translation: 14 June 2013

The director of project management and consulting General Presidency for the Holy Mosque and the holy mosque, Abdul Mohsen Bin Abdulrahman Bin Humaid, it has been initiated in the implementation of the draft ultimate demo interim, your Btaúvin of people with special needs, where separate movement vehicles الطائفين.

He said in a statement to the "homeland," he was installed 4 columns and upper slab, that it will be useful to be completed before the holy month of Ramadan, but pointing out that the upper slab linked to the first floor of the gallery of the Grand Mosque.

He reported that during the pilgrimage season will be the installation of the lower slab associated with the ground floor of the Grand Mosque corridor with entrances and exits of the Grand Mosque to facilitate exit and entry.
He pointed out that the temporary project for circumambulation dish for people with special needs will be completed in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, noting that it will be dismantled this interim analysis after the completion of the implementation of the project for the Mataf expansion.

He stressed that the Mataf expansion project is going according to the plan approved during the three phases, pointing out that the work is going on in full swing and the clock.

He stated that work will be intensified during the remaining period of this month to take advantage of the first phase of the project, pointing out that the part that you will end up before the holy month of Ramadan is a basement, ground floor and first floor.

The expansion is expected to occur the first stage a major leap in increasing the capacity for مطاف, noting that with the end of this year will be the completion of the expansion of the surface and the balance on the first floor and balance your surfactant, assigned to the Cruising with special needs 10 meters wide.

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#2325 [Permalink] Posted on 14th June 2013 14:38
 
Temporary Mataf progress

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