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#5356 [Permalink] Posted on 8th May 2015 13:26
 
Oldest Madinah building demolished


The old building of Shariah Sciences School in Madinah being
demolished to make way for the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque

Thursday, 07 May 2015

MADINAH — Crowds of people gathered on Monday evening to witness the demolition of what is believed to be the oldest building in the holy city that was housing the Shariah Sciences School.

The old building of the famous school was turned into rubble in minutes to make way for the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque.

Adnan Ahmed Habib, son of the school owner, said his father's uncle built the school more than 100 years ago to teach Shariah subjects.

He said the school was shifted to Bab Al-Awali neighborhood after its previous premises very close to the Prophet's Mosque were demolished for the expansion carried out during the reign of King Fahd.

“Again we have to lose the school building to the ongoing expansion in the name of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah,” he said.

Habib said the school has rented a building in the Islamic University for students during the evenings.

“We are currently looking for a building to rent in Bab Al-Awali or any other neighborhood so that the students can proceed normally with their studies,” he said.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20150507242911
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#5357 [Permalink] Posted on 8th May 2015 13:26
 
Expansion of the Holy Mosque
racing against time

المرحلة الأصعب تداهم وشركة متخصصة تنقل المباني الأثرية.. وجملة عمر الفاروق حاضرة
شاهد.. توسعة الحرمين تسابق الزمن.. قيادة تتابع وترصد ومنتصف شعبان موعد استثنائي


6 May 2015

- لا يكاد يخلو المتر المربع الواحد من العمل الدؤوب وعلى مدار الساعة.
- المرحلة الثالثة تُعتبر الأصعب؛ لقربها من الفنادق ودور السكن وطريق الملك عبدالعزيز.
- روعي في الجانب الإنشائي جميع متطلبات حركة المصلين من مصاعد ومنحدرات لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة وسلالم كهربائية.
- الرواق العثماني نُقل بواسطة شركة متخصصة في التعامل مع المباني الأثرية القديمة.
- القيادة توجّه بالمتابعة الميدانية، والتفقد الدائم للمنجزات والتقويم والرفع بالتقارير الفنية.
- الدولة غلّبت المصلحة العامة في إطار الحرص على منفعة المسلمين، وما تنفقه على الحرمين الشريفين يساوي ميزانية بعض الدول.
- سيدنا عمر بن الخطاب هو صاحب أول توسعة للمسجد الحرام، وغلّب المصلحة العامة على الخاصة.
- "الفاروق" للمعترضين: هل نزلتم على الكعبة، أم الكعبة نزلت عليكم؟ "إذن الكعبة تستأذنكم لأن ضيوفها كثيرون".
- بدأت في شهر محرم من عام 1434هـ وبعد موسم حج عام 1434هـ بدأ العمل بإزالة الجزء الثاني من المباني.
- بنهاية موسم حج عام 1435هـ بدأت أعمال المرحلة الثالثة من توسعة صحن المطاف.
- بقاء جزئي لأسوار المرحلة الثانية والأولى لإنهاء أعمال التشطيب حتى نهاية شهر شعبان من عام 1436هـ.
- مع نهاية ذلك العام تكون كل الأسوار المؤقتة قد أزيلت مع المطاف المؤقت، حيث تكون أعمال مشروع رفع الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف قد اكتملت.
- "الدهاس" توسعة الملك عبدالله الأكبر في التاريخ الإسلامي بواقع 58 مرة.

هادي العصيمي، أحمد الزهراني- سبق- مكة المكرمة (تصوير فايز الزيادي): في الوقت الذي كشفت فيه الرئاسة العامة لشوؤن الحرمين عن تشغيل كامل صحن المطاف لمشروع التوسعة في أقل من شهر وتحديداً منتصف شهر شعبان لا يكاد يخلو المتر المربع الواحد من العمل الدؤوب وعلى مدار الساعة، فالمرحلة الثالثة تُعتبر الأصعب؛ لقربها من الفنادق ودور السكن وطريق الملك عبدالعزيز، ويأتي ذلك وسط توجيهات من القيادة بالمتابعة الميدانية والتفقد الدائم للمنجزات والتقويم والرفع بالتقارير الفنية، وكل يوم تؤكد الدولة أنها في مسعاها للتوسعة قد غلّبت المصلحة العامة في إطار الحرص على منفعة المسلمين، فما تنفقه على الحرمين الشريفين يساوي ميزانية بعض الدول، والتوسعة ليست بأمر جديد في تاريخنا الإسلامي، فسيدنا عمر بن الخطاب هو صاحب أول توسعة للمسجد الحرام، وغلّب المصلحة العامة على الخاصة.

وبدورها قامت "سبق" بجولة ميدانية مصورة، ورصدت العمل القائم في تنفيذ المشروع من الشركة المنفذة حيث تراصّت المعدات في مساحات ضيقة تكاد تعانق بارتفاعها المباني ومآذن الحرم المطلة على صحن الطواف، والتي تعمل باستمرار ودون توقف حتى يتم الانتهاء من المشروع في الوقت المحدد، فيما كشفت الرئاسة العامة لشوؤن المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي عن تشغيل كامل صحن المطاف لمشروع خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز -رحمة الله عليه- لزيادة الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف في أقل من شهر، وتحديداً منتصف شهر شعبان، موكدة أنه سيتم الاستفادة من القبو والدور الأرضي والأول، واستكمال المرحلة الثالثة باستثناء الدور الثالث، والذي يستكمل بعد شهر رمضان.

المرحلة الأصعب
تشرف الرئاسة العامة لشؤون الحرمين بالكامل على المشروع، برئاسة الشيخ عبدالرحمن السديس وإدارة المشاريع بقيادة المهندس سلطان القرشي، إذ يتم عقد ورش عمل يومية لسباق مع الزمن والانتهاء من مشروع توسعة صحن المطاف، وخاصة المرحلة الثالثة التي تعتبر الأصعب؛ لقربها من الفنادق ودور السكن وطريق الملك عبدالعزيز.

وأوضح المهندس سلطان القرشي مدير إدارة المشاريع بشؤون الحرمين أن رئاسة شؤون الحرمين تسعى جاهدة لتنفيذ القرار السامي، والداعي لزيادة الطاقة الاستيعابية لصحن المطاف؛ للتسهيل على المعتمرين والمصلين، وقطعت شوطاً كبيراً في نسبة الإنجاز، وسيتم فتح صحن المطاف للمصلين والمعتمرين خلال شهر من اليوم كما تم إنجاز 30% من الرواق العباسي "العثماني"، والذي يزيد مسطحه الإجمالي على 3800 متر، ويتم إنجاز الجزء من الجهة الشمالية ما بين الباب الفتح إلى باب العمرة، وتمت إزالتها ضمن مشروع توسعة صحن المطاف وحفظت بعناية فائقة وخضعت لإجراء اختبارات هندسية؛ للتأكد من سلامتها الإنشائية قبل إعادتها إلى صحن المطاف، مع استبدال التالف منها، وتشمل تركيب القبب التي يتخطى عددها 123 قبة، وروعي في الجانب الإنشائي جميع متطلبات حركة المصلين من مصاعد ومنحدرات لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة وسلالم كهربائية.

الرواق العثماني
وأبان "القرشي" طريقة إزالة أحجار الرواق العثماني مع التركيب تم نقل الرواق بواسطة شركة متخصصة في التعامل مع المباني الأثرية القديمة، وسبق هذه الأعمال التوثيق من فروقات المساحة وتحديد المواقع لكل المعمارية للمبنى العباسي القديم مع التوثيق بتصوير الماسحات الضوئية؛ لإعطاء أكثر دقة وتوصيل الأجزاء بعضها ببعض مع المنقوشات الزخرفية.

تم تصنيف كل القطع وتنزيلها على المخططات ومن ثم حفظها وحمايتها وترقيمها ونقلها إلى موقع متخصص لإجراء أعمال الصيانة والترميم ومن ثم التركيب، وجرت الاستعانة بالأعمدة الرخامية التي ليست بها أي عيوب إنشائية، والاستفادة منها في أعمال مبنى الرواق، كما رصدت "سبق" إنشاء جسر للعربات من جهة باب الملك فهد عوضاً عن الجسر الذي تمت إزالته والمحاذي لقصر الصفا.

توجيهات القيادة
وأشار "القرشي" إلى أن الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف يستفيد منها 107 آلاف طائف في الساعة، وبمسطح إجماليه 255 ألف متر مكعب ويستفيد منه أكثر من 266 ألف مصلٍّ.

ولفت المهندس سلطان القرشي إلى أن توجيهات القيادة الرشيدة بالمتابعة الميدانية، والتفقد الدائم للمنجزات، والتقويم والرفع بالتقارير الفنية، يصاحبها على الدوام إشراف ومتابعة الرئيس العام لشؤون المسجد الحرام والمسجد النوي الشيخ الدكتور عبدالرحمن بن عبدالعزيز السديس، ومعالي نائبه لشؤون المسجد الحرام الشيخ الدكتور محمد بن ناصر الخزيم.

تاريخ وحقائق
من جانبه، اعتبر المشرف العام على إدارة المتاحف في جامعة أم القرى أستاذ التاريخ الدكتور فواز بن علي الدهاس كل الادعاءات التي تحاول الترويج لعدم الاهتمام بمعالم التاريخ الإسلامي، هي محض افتراء، للعب على مشاعر البسطاء، وصادرة ممن لم يقرأوا التاريخ الإسلامي، مؤكداً أن الدولة -أيدها الله- غلّبت المصلحة العامة في إطار الحرص على منفعة المسلمين وتنفيذ التوسعة، مبيناً أن ما تنفقه الدولة -أيدها الله- على الحرمين الشريفين يساوي ميزانية بعض الدول، وهي نعمة نقطف ثمارها بفضل ما أنعم به علينا المولى -عز وجل- من أمن وأمان نعيشه في هذا الوطن المبارك.

توسعة عمر
ودعا "الدهاس" من يجهلون التاريخ الإسلامي إلى أن يعودوا لقراءته، ليعرفوا أن سيدنا عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه هو صاحب أول توسعة للمسجد الحرام، وغلّب المصلحة العامة على الخاصة، حيث اضطر -رضوان الله عليه- أن يهدم ويزيل بيوت قريش الملاصقة للمسجد الحرام، رغم أن تلك البيوت بمقياس التاريخ أعرق تاريخاً مما يردده المرددون، وهي في ذلك الوقت أكثر قيمة تاريخية من الرواق وغيره، لكن الفاروق رضي الله عنه رأى المصلحة العامة على التراث، وعندما اعترض المعترضون من قريش على الهدم، جاءهم عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه بسؤال ينم على ذكائه وفطنته، فسألهم: "هل نزلتم على الكعبة، أم الكعبة نزلت عليكم؟ فقالوا: نحن نزلنا على الكعبة، فقال: "إذن الكعبة تستأذنكم لأن ضيوفها كثيرون"، فأزال البيوت الملاصقة للكعبة، والذين امتنعوا عن التثمين وضعها في بيت مال المسلمين.

التوسعة العباسية
ونفى "الدهاس" وجود أي توسعة للمسجد الحرام منذ العصر العباسي، كاشفاً عن أن ما يطلق عليه الرواق العثماني هو في الأساس التوسعة العباسية، وقال: في العصر العثماني احترقت التوسعة العباسية، فاضطرت الدولة العثمانية إلى أن تهدم ما أصابه الحريق من هذه التوسعة العباسية وإعادة بنائه بهذا الرواق الذي عرف بالرواق العثماني، وجددت التوسعة العباسية بالرواق على مساحة المسجد الحرام بالكامل، حيث كانت التوسعة العباسية تتكون من سقفين بينهما مسافة قصيرة، السقف الثاني يوضع من أجل عمل تخفيف الحرارة على المسجد الحرام.

وأردف "الدهاس" أن توسعة خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز كانت الأكبر على مدى تاريخ المسجد، والذي بدأ في عصر ما قبل الإسلام بـ 1490 متراً، وتوالت التوسعات التي بدأها أبو بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه، وتلى ذلك توسعة عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه، ثم عهد عبدالله بن الزبير، والوليد بن عبدالملك، وأبو جعفر المنصور، والمهدي العباسي، ثم المعتضد العباسي، ثم المقتدر بالله، ثم الدولة السعودية الأولى في عهد الملك سعود وفيصل رحمهما الله، ثم توسعة خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز رحمة الله عليه بمقدار 256850 متراً، وبذلك زادت التوسعة بنسبة بـ 58 مرة.

عمل وإنجاز
يُذكر أن العمل في التوسعة بدأ في شهر محرم من عام 1434هـ وتمت إزالة الجزء الأول من المباني، وتنفيذ أعمال الإنشاء لهذه المرحلة، مما أدى إلى انخفاض ملحوظ بالطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف من 48 ألفاً إلى 22 ألف طائف في الساعة. وبعد موسم حج عام 1434هـ بدأ العمل بإزالة الجزء الثاني من المباني وانتقال حرمة الطواف إلى الجزء المتاح من الصحن والمطاف المؤقت بدوريه الأول والثاني، لتبدأ عندها أعمال الإنشاء للمرحلة الثانية بعد تركيب الأسوار العازلة لمنطقة العمل مع الإبقاء على بعض الأسوار الجزئية للمرحلة الأولى لأغراض التشطيب النهائي.

وبنهاية موسم حج عام 1435هـ بدأت أعمال المرحلة الثالثة من توسعة صحن المطاف، بتركيب أسوار العزل المؤقتة الخاصة بمنطقة العمل للشروع بأعمال الإزالة والإنشاء مع بقاء جزئي لأسوار المرحلة الثانية والأولى لإنهاء أعمال التشطيب حتى نهاية شهر شعبان من عام 1436هـ، ومع نهاية ذلك العام تكون كل الأسوار المؤقتة قد أزيلت مع المطاف المؤقت، حيث تكون أعمال مشروع رفع الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف قد اكتملت.

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Google translation:

- Hardly devoid per square meter of hard work and around the clock.
- The third stage is the most difficult; to the proximity of the hotels and the role of housing and King Abdulaziz.
- Takes into account the structural side all worshipers movement requirements of lifts and ramps for people with special needs and escalators.
- Hallway Ottoman transfer by a company specialized in dealing with ancient buildings.
- Leadership directed follow-up field, and permanent inspection of the achievements, calendar and lifting technical reports.
- State overcome the public interest in the context of concern for the benefit of Muslims, and what you spend on the Two Holy Mosques, is equal to the budget of some states.
- Caliph Omar bin al-Khattab is the owner of the first expansion of the Grand Mosque, and thinks the public interest to own.
- "Farouk" for objecting: Do you Nazeltm the Kaaba, or Kaaba was revealed to you? "So Kaaba Tstoznkm because many of its guests."
- It began in the month of Muharram of the year 1434 AH and after the pilgrimage season of 1434 his work began to remove the second part of the buildings.
- By the end of the pilgrimage season of 1435 AH work of the third phase of expansion of the dish of the day it began.
- Part of the survival of the walls of the second stage and the first to finish the finishing works until the end of the month of Sha'ban of the year 1436 AH.
- With the end of that year all be temporary fences have been removed with the interim analysis, where the work of the project to raise the capacity took shape has been completed.
- "Aldhas" expansion of King Abdullah the largest in the history of Islam by 58 times.

Hadi Al-Osaimi, Ahmed Alzahrana- stated above Mecca (Photo by Fayez Ziadi): At a time when the General Presidency for Cun Holy revealed the full dish of the day running of the expansion project in less than a month, specifically the middle of the month of Shaaban hardly devoid per square meter of hard work and the clock, the third stage is considered the most difficult; to the proximity of the hotels and the role of housing and King Abdulaziz, comes amid the directives of the leadership follow-up field and permanent inspection of the achievements, calendar and lifting technical reports, and every day confirms the state it in its quest for expansion have overcome the public interest in the context of concern for the benefit of Muslims, what you spend on the Two Holy Mosques, is equal to the budget of some countries, and the expansion is not something new in the history of Islam, Omar bin al-Khattab Vsadna is the owner of the first expansion of the Grand Mosque, and thinks the public interest to own.

In turn, the "already" a field tour photographer, and monitored the existing work in the implementation of the project of the company executing where Trast equipment in tight spaces are almost hugging a rise buildings and minarets campus overlooking the courtyard circumambulation, which operate continuously and without interruption until the project is completed on time, while revealed the General Presidency for Cun the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque for the entire dish of the day running to project Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz mercy of God Alih- to increase the capacity of took shape in less than a month, and specifically the middle of the month of Shaaban, Mukdh it will take advantage of the basement and ground floor and first, and the completion of the third phase with the exception of the third round, which was completed after the month of Ramadan.

The most difficult stage
Fully supervised by the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy on the project, headed by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais and project management under the leadership of Sultan al-Qurashi, as they are holding daily workshops to race against time and the completion of the expansion project dish of the day, especially the third phase, which is the most difficult; to the proximity of the hotels and the role of housing and King Abdulaziz.

He explained Engineer Sultan al-Qurashi, director of project management affairs of the Two Holy that the presidency of the affairs of the Two Holy strives to implement High resolution, which calls for increasing the capacity of the dish of the day; to make it easier for pilgrims and worshipers, and has made great strides in the percentage of completion, and will be open dish up worshipers and pilgrims during the month of the day has also been the completion of 30% of the hallway Abbasi "Ottoman", and that the total flat over 3800 meters, is accomplished part of the north side between the door opening to the door of Umrah, and has removed part of a project to expand the dish of the day and stored very carefully and subjected to conduct engineering tests; for safety construction prior to their return to the dish of the day, with the replacement of the damaged ones, and include the installation of domes that goes beyond the Dome of the number 123, and takes into account the structural side all worshipers movement requirements of lifts and ramps for people with special needs and escalators.

Ottoman portico
He indicated, "Qurashi" way to remove stones Ottoman portico with installation was moved hallway by a company specialized in dealing with ancient buildings, and already this business documentation of differences in size and positioning of each architecture of the old building Abbasi with documentation filmed scanners; more accurate to give and connecting parts each some with decorative carvings.

Was rated all the pieces and downloaded on the charts and then conservation, protection and numbered and transported to a specialized site to carry out maintenance work and repairs and then install, were hired marble columns that do not have any structural defects, and make use of them in the work of the gallery building, also spotted "already" create a bridge for vehicles on the one hand, King Fahd door instead of the bridge that was removed and adjacent to Safa Palace.

Driving directions
The "Qurashi" that the capacity of the destination for the benefit of thousands of 107 per hour visitation, and Bmstah 255 thousand cubic meters a total benefit of more than 266 thousand worshipers.

He Engineer Sultan al-Qurashi to be driving directions governance field follow-up, and permanent inspection of the achievements, calendar and lifting technical reports, accompanied always supervision and follow-up to the General President of the Sacred Mosque and the Mosque drupe Dr. Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, and His Excellency the Vice President for the Grand Mosque Sheikh Mohammad bin Nasser AlKhozim.

History and Facts
For his part, said Supervisor General of Museums in Umm Al Qura University history professor Dr. Fawaz bin Ali Aldhas all allegations that are trying to promote a lack of attention to landmarks of Islamic history, is pure fabrication, to play on the feelings of ordinary people, to be released who have not read the history of Islam, stressing that the State -oidha Allah overcome the public interest in the context of concern for the benefit of the Muslims and the implementation of the expansion, noting that what the state spends -oidha Allah on the Two Holy Mosques, is equal to the budget of some countries, which is the blessing picking the fruit, thanks to what the Lord has blessed us with Glorified and Exalted of safety and security we live in this country blessed.

Omar expansion
Called "Aldhas" from ignorant of Islamic history that go back to read it, to let them know that the caliph Omar bin al-Khattab may Allah be pleased with him is the owner of the first expansion of the Grand Mosque, and thinks the public interest over private, where he had -radwan God Alih- that destroys and removes houses Quraish adjacent to the Grand Mosque , despite the fact that those houses scale of history's oldest history than repeating Almrddon, which at that time more historical value of the porch and the other, but Faruq may Allah be pleased with him saw the public interest on the heritage, and when Opponents objected to the Quraish to demolition, came to them Omar ibn al-Khattab may Allah be pleased with him question betrays the intelligence and acumen, he asked them: "Do you Nazeltm the Kaaba, or Kaaba was revealed to you? And they said, we went to the Kaaba, he said:" So Kaaba Tstoznkm because its guests many, "Vozal houses adjacent to the Kaaba, and who abstained from the valuation placed in the house money Muslims.

Abbasid expansion
He denied "Aldhas" there is no expansion of the Grand Mosque since the Abbasid era, revealing that the so-called corridor Ottoman is basically the Abbasid expansion, he said, in the Ottoman era burned Abbasid expansion, forced the Ottoman Empire to be demolished what it gets fire from the Abbasid expansion and re- build this corridor who knew Balroaq Ottoman and Abbasid renewed expansion Balroaq the Grand Mosque area completely, where the Abbasid expansion consists of Sagvin short distance between them, the second ceiling is placed in order to ease the heat on the work of the Holy Mosque.

Abizaid "Aldhas" that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz expansion was the largest in the history of the mosque, which began in the pre-Islamic era to 1490 meters, rolled expansions initiated by Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and was followed by the expansion of Omar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah for, then the reign of Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, and Walid bin Abdul Malik, and Al-Mansur, and Mahdi Abbasi, then Mu'tadid Abbasi, then Muqtadir God, then the first Saudi state in the reign of King Saud and Faisal mercy of God, then the expansion of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz God's mercy it increased by 256 850 meters, and thus expansion increased by 58 times.

And the completion of work
The work on the expansion began in the month of Muharram of the year 1434 and its first part has been removed from the buildings, and the implementation of the construction of this phase, resulting in a significant decrease of the energy absorption took shape from 48 thousand to 22 thousand per hour visitation. After the pilgrimage season of 1434 its work began to remove the second part of the buildings and the transfer of the sanctity of wandering to the disposable part of the saucer temporary and eventually the first patrol and second, to begin with then the construction of the second phase work after installation of fences buffer to the work area while maintaining some partial walls for the first phase for the purposes of the final finishing.

By the end of the pilgrimage season of 1435 AH work of the third phase of expansion of the dish of the day began, the installation of special workplace temporary insulation walls to begin the work of removal and construction with partial survival of the walls of the second stage and the first to finish the finishing works until the end of the month of Sha'ban of the year 1436 AH, and with the end of that year all the fences be Temporary has been removed with the interim analysis, where the work of the project to raise the capacity took shape has been completed.




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#5358 [Permalink] Posted on 9th May 2015 01:02

 

New Ottoman Porticos

5 April 2015





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The return of Ottoman Domes in Mataf









Article: http://www.spa.gov.sa/print.php?id=1358080

Pics: https://twitter.com/spagov/status/595649228808028161

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Mataf Phase I & II


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#5359 [Permalink] Posted on 9th May 2015 01:05
 
Oldest Madinah building demolished


The old building of Shariah Sciences School in Madinah being
demolished to make way for the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque

Thursday, 07 May 2015

MADINAH — Crowds of people gathered on Monday evening to witness the demolition of what is believed to be the oldest building in the holy city that was housing the Shariah Sciences School.

The old building of the famous school was turned into rubble in minutes to make way for the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque.

Adnan Ahmed Habib, son of the school owner, said his father's uncle built the school more than 100 years ago to teach Shariah subjects.

He said the school was shifted to Bab Al-Awali neighborhood after its previous premises very close to the Prophet's Mosque were demolished for the expansion carried out during the reign of King Fahd.

“Again we have to lose the school building to the ongoing expansion in the name of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah,” he said.

Habib said the school has rented a building in the Islamic University for students during the evenings.

“We are currently looking for a building to rent in Bab Al-Awali or any other neighborhood so that the students can proceed normally with their studies,” he said.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20150507242911
arabic: http://www.okaz.com.sa/new/Issues/20...0506769473.htm


 

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#5360 [Permalink] Posted on 9th May 2015 01:06
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#5361 [Permalink] Posted on 9th May 2015 01:07
 
Guidance Map of the Holy Mosque


The Map can be used until the first of Ramadan


GROUND FLOOR


EXTRA LARGE VIEW +ZOOM: http://images.gph.gov.sa/attach/file...%84%D9%892.jpg


FIRST FLOOR


EXTRA LARGE VIEW +ZOOM: http://images.gph.gov.sa/attach/file...9%8A%D8%A9.jpg


Source: http://www.gph.gov.sa/index.cfm?do=c...oryid=1115#top


GROUND FLOOR


EXTRA LARGE VIEW +ZOOM: http://images.gph.gov.sa/attach/file...%84%D9%892.jpg


FIRST FLOOR


EXTRA LARGE VIEW +ZOOM: http://images.gph.gov.sa/attach/file...9%8A%D8%A9.jpg

Source: https://twitter.com/ReasahAlharmain/...47513770450944
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#5362 [Permalink] Posted on 9th May 2015 01:16
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#5363 [Permalink] Posted on 9th May 2015 01:21
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#5364 [Permalink] Posted on 9th May 2015 01:25
 
Ottoman Porticos placed back in Holy Mosque

KÂBE’DEKİ OSMANLI REVAKLARI YERLERİNE KONULDU

6 Mayıs 2015 - 6 May 2015

TURKISH:

Kâbe’nin çevresinden sökülen Osmanlı revakları, Türkiye’nin de etkisiyle restore çalışmalarının ardından yeniden yerlerine monte edildi.

Suudi Arabistan yönetimi tarafından Harem-i Şerif”i genişletme çalışmaları kapsamında Kâbe’nin çevresinden sökülen Osmanlı revakları, Cumhurbaşkanı’nın girişimleriyle yeniden yerlerine konuldu.

Bugünlerde Hac ve Umre için kutsal topraklarda olan Müslümanları, yerlerine monte edilen Osmanlı revakları karşılıyor…

Google translation:

Ottoman porches removed around the Kaaba, Turkey also mounted back in place after the restoration studies the effect.

Saudi Arabia Harem Al-Sharif by the government "in the dismantling of the Ottoman porticos around the Kaaba expand the scope of work was put back in place with the President's initiative.

Muslims in the Holy Land which for Hajj and Umrah Nowadays, mounted in place meet the Ottoman porticos ...


 

Yaklaşık dört yıl önce özellikle, genişletme çalışmaları başlayınca devasa otellerin gölgesindeki yerlerinden sökülen Osmanlı revaklarının Suudi yönetimi tarafından yerine konulmayacağı söylentileri, dünya genelinde tepki toplamış ve Türkiye’yi de harekete geçirmişti.

Suudi Arabistan Kralı Abdullah bin Abdülaziz El-Suud’un Kabe’nin etrafını genişletme emrinden sonra revakların yıkılıp atılacağı ortaya çıkmış ve bunun üzerine Başbakan (döneminde) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan devreye girerek buna mani olmuştu.

200 KİŞİLİK HEYET ARABİSTAN’A GİTTİ

Sökülme işlemleri başlamadan hemen önce Suudi Arabistan’dan bir heyet gelmiş, Türk yetkililer, tarihçiler ve mimarlarla görüşmüştü. Daha sonra ise Türkiye’den, Suudi Arabistan’a giden içerisinde mimar, mühendis ve tarihçilerin olduğu 200 kişilik ekip tarafından eserler aslına uygun olarak onarıldı ve yerlerine monte edildi.

Google translation:

About four years ago, especially the huge hotel of rumors began expansion work will not be put in place by the Saudi government which dismantled the Ottoman porticos place in the shadow of the world, he collected responses in general and Turkey had also activate.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud's disposal after the expansion of the destroyed porches emerged around the Kaaba and the Prime Minister will be taken on it (period) is activated Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been mania.

200 PEOPLE WENT TO ARABIAN DELEGATION

Saudi shortly before the start of the unwinding process, a delegation came from Arabia, the Turkish authorities had met with historians and architects. Later on, from Turkey, from architects in Saudi Arabia, the original work by a team of 200 people that were repaired in accordance with the engineers and historians and mounted in place.


 


SUUD YETKİLİLERLE GÖRÜŞME ANINDA GELEN TELEFON

Onarılma çalışmalarında yer alan bir isim süreci şöyle anlatmıştı:

“Suud yetkili bize neden zulmediyorsunuz. Eski taşlarla uğraştırmayın bizi, atalım bunları” dediler. Bu yaklaşımı nasıl karşılayacağımızı düşünürken, Başbakan (Cumhurbaşkanı Tayyip Erdoğan) aradı.

Toplantıya ara verdik. Erdoğan, Suudi yetkililerle görüşmelerin ne durumda olduğunu sordu, “Ben de görüşmedeyim” dedim. Telefonu kapattıktan sonra ana yüklenici Suudi firmasının yetkilisi, kiminle konuştuğumu sordu, “Başbakanımız Erdoğan, projeyi ve Osmanlı revaklarının nasıl korunacağını sordu” dedim. Suudi yetkili bir an durdu, masadakilere “Toplantı bitmiştir” dedikten sonra bana döndü, “İş sizindir” dedi.

Osmanlı revaklarının sökülüp korunarak, yeni projeye eklenmesine ilişkin sözleşmeyi imzaladık”

Kabe etrafındaki revakların yapımı Sultan II. Selim saltanatında başlayıp, oğlu Sultan III. Murad döneminde tamamlandı…

Sultan Mehmet II made the porches around the Kaaba. Starting in the reign of Selim, son of Sultan Murad III. Murad was completed ...

Google translation:

INSTANT PHONE INTERVIEWS FROM AUTHORIZED with SAUDIS

Repairing work processes taking place in a name had said:

"You wronged us why Saudi authorities. Do not plagued by old stone us, let them, "they said. This approach when considering how to meet the Prime Minister (Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President) called.

We have a break in the meeting. Erdogan, the Saudi authorities asked what you were doing interviews, "I am also görüşmed" I said. Authority of the prime contractor Saudi firm after closing the phone, he asked who I was talking, "Prime Minister Erdogan, the project and asked how to protect the Ottoman porticos," I said. Saudi officials stopped a moment, the table "meeting is finished" He turned to me then said, "Business is yours," he said.

Maintaining dismantled the Ottoman porticos, we signed a contract for the addition of new projects "

 







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#5365 [Permalink] Posted on 11th May 2015 10:32
Youtube Video


A pilgrim breaking the glass barrier in front of Mount Safa in Makkah on Wednesday, then climbing the mountain while shouting slogans and later scuffling with security men before he was arrested has come as a shock for Muslims in and outside the Kingdom.
A video showing the man suddenly going berserk has gone viral on social media and drew widespread condemnation. The pilgrim is seen smashing the glass barrier with a small chair placed in the Haram for elderly people and climbed the mountain shouting: “I am Mahdi”.


Makkah police media spokesman said preliminary investigations have shown that the pilgrim, who is a Yemeni national, is a resident of Makkah and that he seems to be suffering from psychological problems. “Further investigations are on and it is too early to give more details.”

The Saudi government is spending billions of riyals on the expansion and security of the Two Holy Mosques to facilitate pilgrims and people should respect this and not try to destroy the peace in the area, was a general sentiment expressed by people this reporter met.

“I saw this video in social media. It is a shocking and condemnable act. The government is spending a lot of money and making all-out efforts toward the security and development of the Two Holy Mosques, but such people have no concern about it; on top of that, the man was in ihram (pilgrimage garment), ” said Abdulaziz Khalq.

Another citizen, Ahmed Ibrahim, said that the security personnel should be on alert all the time. “How was the man allowed to disturb the peace of Haram and disturb the pilgrims who were performing Umrah at that time? If he was mad, how did his family let him go out alone. His family members should also be questioned,” said Ibrahim.

A number of people condemned the pilgrim’s act while many of them and local people who were present at the scene criticized the absence of security men and employees of the General Presidency to quickly prevent the incident.

www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/745221
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#5366 [Permalink] Posted on 13th May 2015 14:31
 
98% of electricity project
for Al-Haramain station completed


Saturday, 09 May 2015

MAKKAH — The Director of the Western Sector at Saudi Electricity Co. Abdulaal Al-Thubaiti said 98 percent of the electricity connection project for Al-Haramain express train station in Bahrah has been completed.

He said the company is carrying out the project within the agreements signed with the train project officials and through coordination with the Ministry of Transportation to provide 380 kilovolt electricity through a distance of 46 km.

He said the company is exerting great efforts to complete the major project before the deadline and expects it to be completed soon.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20150509243170



Transport of Haramain Train Cars
 
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#5367 [Permalink] Posted on 13th May 2015 14:33
 
Smart car parks to be built in Makkah

Saturday, 09 May 2015

MAKKAH — The Makkah Municipality is inviting tenders for the construction of smart car parks in the city’s Al-Ghazza neighborhood in front of Al-Maala Cemetery.

The location has been selected to serve the central area around the Grand Mosque. The car parks are to be multi-floor and state-of-the-art with cars taken to their designated parking spaces automatically without the need for the driver to be inside.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20150509243168

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#5368 [Permalink] Posted on 13th May 2015 14:49
 
26,000 properties to be expropriated
in Makkah by Oct.


Sunday, 10 May 2015

MAKKAH — Makkah is going to witness the biggest real estate expropriation operation undertaken by any international city with the demolition of 26,000 properties, which include buildings and plots of land, by Oct. 13, 2015 (end of the Hijri year 1436H).

Properties have been evaluated by the Real Estate Committee. These include those located on the first, second, third and fourth ring roads as well as the train and Grand Mosque projects and the King Abdulaziz Road project, representing 13,000 properties.

About 10,000 properties have been appraised in Dahlat Al-Rushd and Jabal Al-Sharashif, which are expected to be demolished after Haj.

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah region and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, announced that the Qowz Al-Nakasah area will also be developed after it was included in the urgent development plan.

Qowz Al-Nakasah and Al-Zuhoor districts contain 2,000 properties. With these, the number of properties will reach 25,000.

It was also announced that the modern transport projects will need 3,000 properties for which Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has allocated SR60 billion.

Last month, Prince Khaled instructed that all projects in the holy city should be completed on schedule. During a meeting, Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Bar, chairman of Al-Balad Al-Amin company’s board, and members briefed the emir on the company’s plan to develop several projects and their period of implementation.

Al-Bar said the company undertakes design works of projects, approval and execution of major utility projects, including roads, drinking water, sewage, irrigation and power transmission.

He said developing underdeveloped neighborhoods is the company’s top priority. Developing the Al-Sharashif Mountain region is among them.

The project, spread over an area of 1.7 million sq. meters, is located at an extension of Ibrahim Khaleel Road, 500 meters from the Grand Mosque.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20150510243279




Makkah lose 26,000 properties until the end of 2016

مكة تفقد 26 ألف عقار حتى نهاية 2016



تحولت إيكولوجيا إلى مسار المدن الذكية

نزع 26 ألف عقار في مكة بنهاية 2016

9 May 2015

طارق الثقفي، أشرف الحسيني - مكة المكرمة

دخلت مكة على أعتاب أكبر عملية نزع عقارات شهدتها مدينة عالمية بإزالة 26 ألف عقار من أصل 28 ألفا بنهاية العام الهجري الحالي، لتتمكن مكة بذلك من الدخول بكل أذرعها الاستثمارية والعقارية والاقتصادية إلى حيز المدن الذكية، بعد أن استثمرت طاقاتها التنموية في عمليات النزع لصالح مشاريع النقل والقطارات والإسكان الدائم والموسمي.

وستتحول العاصمة المقدسة إيكولوجيا إلى توزيع خارطة إسكانية جديدة تراعي التنوع الديموجرافي، وتأخذ على عاتقها تنمية الإنسان بعد أن تحولت بمناشطها كافة إلى ورشة عمل على مدار الساعة لإخراج المنطقة المركزية من عنق الزجاجة تمهيدا لتوطين المشاريع الديناميكية ضمن الخطط العمرانية الحديثة.

خطط ممنهجة
هناك عقارات تم تثمينها من اللجنة العقارية، وتشمل الخط الدائري الأول والثاني والثالث والرابع، وسكة القطار، بالإضافة إلى مشاريع الحرم المكي الشريف، والطريق الموازي (طريق الملك عبدالعزيز)، وهذه تمثل 13 ألف عقار، والآن تم تقدير نحو 10 آلاف عقار في دحلة الرشد وجبل الشراشف، وأتوقع أن يتم إزالتها بعد الحج.

كما أعلن مستشار خادم الحرمين الشريفين، أمير منطقة مكة المكرمة خالد الفيصل، إدخال منطقة قوز النكاسة التطوير بعد أن كانت ضمن مناطق التطوير العاجل، إضافة إلى حي الزهور والنكاسة التي تحوي نحو 2000 عقار، بذلك يصل عدد العقارات إلى 25 ألف عقار، إضافة إلى أنه تم الإعلان أن النقل الحديث داخل مدينة مكة المكرمة يحتاج إلى 3000 عقار والتي اعتمد لها خادم الحرمين الشريفين 60 مليارا، وهذا يشير إلى أنه أصبح لدينا 28 ألف عقار، ومع نهاية 2016 يكتمل لدينا 26 ألف عقار مزالة من بدء النزع حتى تاريخه، كما أن هناك 68 محطة للنقل العام صغيرة وداخلية سيتم نزعها وهي متفرقة في أنحاء مكة.

منصور أبورياش - رئيس اللجنة العقارية بغرفة مكة
تحديات مقبلة
بالنسبة للمقاولات يجب أن ترتكز على أمرين مهمين وهما: المقدرة المالية والعمالية، فإذا لم يتوفر هذان الشرطان الأساسيان لن يكون هناك أي تقدم في هذا الشأن، حيث إننا نعاني من شح كبير في عدد العمالة، وتأخر التأشيرات، وهذه مشكلة تدمر عملية المقاولات والمقاولين، عطفا على أن قيمة رخصة العمل ارتفعت بشكل لافت من 100 إلى 2400 ريال، ونحن اليوم لا نستطيع تشغيل العامل الذي لا يكون على كفالتنا، ونتمنى أن تسعى وزارة العمل إلى إنهاء هذه المشكلة، وقد يتضرر اقتصاد البلد منها سواء في المشاريع الحكومية أو الأهلية، لأنه إذا كانت العمالة ومواد البناء متوفرة، فلن تكون هناك مشكلة تعطل سير العمل، على الرغم من أنه في بعض الأوقات نواجه زيادة في أسعار الاسمنت والحديد، ولكن نتجاوزها طالما هي متوفرة وهذا أمر لا يعرقل السوق.

عبدالله صعيدي - رئيس لجنة المقاولين بغرفة مكة
مشاريع دولة

مكة مرت بأكبر عمليات إزالة عرفتها أي مدينة في العالم، تم فيها إزالة الآلاف من العقارات لصالح المشاريع التطويرية لتوسعة خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز والمنطقة المركزية ومشاريع النقل والخطوط الدائرية والنقل، وهو ذات الأمر الذي جند دولة بأكملها بأذرعها الاقتصادية والاستثمارية كافة في أن تتمكن من خدمة الحجاج والمعتمرين على مستويات عالمية ومحورية.

الملفت عقاريا أن عمليات النزع من المتوقع أن تزيد على 10 مليارات ريال سعودي، وتهدف إلى رسم الخريطة العمرانية السكانية في العاصمة المقدسة وإعادة تكوين البيئة العمرانية من الجوانب كافة وفق منظومة عمرانية عالمية، على أساس التكاملية والترابط المبني على أسس وخطط شاملة ومتكاملة تهدف إلى تنمية الإنسان تشمل جميع جوانب البيئة العمرانية مثل: الإسكان الدائم والموسمي وإسكان الحجاج والمعتمرين، والتشكيل العمراني، وشبكات المواصلات، والمرافق والخدمات العامة.

خالد الغامدي - مسوق عقاري
13000 للدائري الأول والثاني والثالث والرابع والتوسعة
12000 في دحلة الرشد وجبل الشراشف وقوز النكاسة والزهور
3000 لمشروع النقل الحديث

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Mecca entered on the cusp of the biggest disarmament Real Estate process witnessed a cosmopolitan city to remove 26 thousand properties out of 28 thousand by the end of the Islamic calendar, to be able to Mecca so from entering all the investment and real estate and economic its arms into smart cities, after the developmental energies invested in agony for the benefit of transport projects operations and trains and permanent housing and seasonal.

And the Holy City will be transformed into ecologically distribution of new housing map takes into account the demographic diversity, and take it upon themselves to human development, after all Bmnactha turned to a workshop on the clock to take out the central area of ​​the bottleneck in preparation for resettlement projects within the dynamic of modern urban plans.

Systematic plans
There are properties have been appraised of the Real Estate Committee, and include first ring line and the second, third, fourth, and rail, in addition to the Haram al-Sharif projects, and parallel road (King Abdul Aziz) through, and this represents 13 thousand properties, and now has been estimated about 10 thousand a property in Dahleh majority and Mount sheets, and I expect to be removed after the pilgrimage.

He also announced the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques adviser, Prince Khaled al-Faisal, Mecca area, enter Alinkash development Goz area after it had been under the urgent development areas, as well as flowers neighborhood and Alinkash containing about 2,000 properties, the number of real estate up to 25 thousand properties, in addition to that it was announced that the talk inside the holy city of Mecca Mecca transportation needs to 3000 properties and adopted her Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 60 billion, and this indicates that we have become 28 thousand properties, and with the end of 2016 completed our 26 thousand drug is removed from the start of removal to date, as there are 68 station and a small internal public transport will be removed and is scattered across Mecca.

Mansour Oburiah - Chairman of the Chamber of Real Estate Committee Mecca

Future challenges
For Contracting it should be based on two important issues, namely: the estimated financial and labor, if these two essential conditions is not available, there will not be any progress in this regard, as we are suffering from a great shortage in the number of labor, delayed visas, and this is a problem destroy Contracting and Contractors process, compassionate that the value of the work permit remarkably increased from 100 to 2400 riyals, and today we can not run a worker who is not on the Our warranty, and we hope that the Ministry of Labour seeks an end to this problem, has affected the country's economy which, whether in government or community-based projects, because if The labor and building materials available, there will be no disruption of workflow problem, although it is at times faced with an increase in cement and steel prices, but go beyond them as long as they are available and this is not hamper the market.

Abdullah levels - Chairman of the Chamber of Contractors Mecca

State Projects
Mecca passed the largest removal known to any city in the world operations, it has been the removal of thousands of real estate for the benefit of development projects for the expansion of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and the central region and transportation projects and circular lines and transport, which is the same thing that the host of the whole economic and investment Bodhiraha state all to be able of pilgrims and service on a global pivotal levels.

Interestingly, real estate that removal operations is expected to increase to 10 billion Saudi riyals, and aims to draw a map of urban population in the Holy City and reconfigure the urban environment from all aspects in accordance with international urban system, on the basis of complementarity and interdependence, based on the foundations of a comprehensive and integrated plans aimed at human development covering all aspects of the built environment, such as: Permanent housing and seasonal housing and pilgrims, and the formation of urban and transportation networks, and public facilities and services.

Khaled Al-Ghamdi - Real Estate Agent
13000 of the circular first, second, third, fourth and expansion
12000 Dahla in adulthood and Mount sheets and Goz Alinkash flowers
3000 to the modern transport project

 

 

 

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#5369 [Permalink] Posted on 13th May 2015 14:54
 
Rules for Haj firms made stringent

Sunday 10 May 2015

Haj Ministry sources say the ministry has issued an instruction to Haj and Umrah firms not to sign contracts with pilgrims, or register, make reservations or receive any money before they officially obtain the necessary licenses for the upcoming pilgrimage season. The Haj Ministry completed allocating the internal pilgrims' camps and Tawafa establishments earlier this year due to its keenness to give all Haj service providers sufficient time to prepare the camps and boost the quality of services this season.

Abdulrahman Alnufaie, acting director of the Haj Ministry branch, confirmed that his ministry has completed allocating the internal pilgrims' camps and Tawafa establishments, saying: "The delivery process of locations will begin once the firms and companies deliver the requirements of the camps, which will probably occur on the 15th of Shawwal (July 31)." He said the instructions of the Haj Ministry obliged the firms not to market or announce any services until they have acquired their seasonal licenses and have received their respective locations.

"It makes no sense to announce or market the services without knowing where the location will be or what the services will include. All firms must first meet the requirements and then announce their service programs," he noted. Abdulqader Al-Jabriti, deputy president of the Haj committee at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that allocating the camps at an early date is convenient, but the benefits of such a move is negated if firms have to wait until full licenses are granted.

"Haj companies and firms cannot receive the final permission and support for their camps unless they have met the requirements of the ministry, mainly introducing the bank guarantee before the 9th of Ramadan. This requirement in particular will put the company in a position of 'financial bottleneck' if they try to get ahead without following the ministry's directives, because the circle of its capital will stop," he added.

Al-Jabriti has now requested that the ministry reconsider its decision and allow Haj firms to register pilgrims and receive money from them so that they can resolve this financial problem and have enough liquidity to prepare their camps in good time. Further, he said, the early allocation process of camps will in fact help the firms to better plan and prepare for the season, and to open the registration operations for citizens and know the exact number of those who want to perform the holy rituals. "All of this will ultimately result in a boosting of the service levels this year, but the recent decisions and restrictions of the ministry have seemingly canceled all such benefits", he commented.

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#5370 [Permalink] Posted on 13th May 2015 14:56
 
Makarem targets 10 hotels
in Makkah and Madinah,
plans to invest over SR600m in 5 years

 

Sunday, 10 May 2015

DUR Hospitality is strengthening its status as the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah’s leading brand with the launch of its new strategy at the recently held Arabian Travel Market (ATM at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Dr. Hamad Ismail, vice president for investment & tourism development division at Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), said “I’m proud to see this new hotel brand focused on providing true Saudi hospitality to the visitors of the holy cities.

Saudi Arabia has a rich hospitality tradition based on its deep spiritual beliefs. The new Makarem embodies both a modern hotel environment.”

Dr. Bad Al Badr, Dur Hospitality’s chief executive officer, said “the market is mature and the demand is high as reputable sources expect the number of visitors to Makkah and Madinah to reach 25 million by 2025, once the expansion of the two holy mosques is completed.”

“It is our responsibility as a Saudi brand to lead the hospitality benchmark in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in line with the best international standards.

The rebranding of Makarem came as a result of the new strategic vision of its mother company, Dur Hospitality, that announced that we will invest SR1.5 billion ($400 million) in developing hotels and luxury residential complexes, to achieve a planned portfolio of 20 hotels and six residential properties in the next seven years throughout the Kingdom, out of which SR600 million will be dedicated to launch hotels in Makkah and Madinah to be operated by Makarem, our spiritual hotel brand dedicated to serve the Holy Cities.“

Dr. Denis Sorin, President of Hotels Operations, said “throughout the years as one of the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah leading brands, Makarem successfully demonstrated that no one could compete with our local expertise.”

Makarem is not only renovating its existing properties to ensure that they address, when not exceed, our guests expectations all the way, but we are also introducing new services, dramatically enhance our offerings and make our guests journey more rewarding in all senses of the word, spiritually and otherwise with the introduction, for instance, of an exciting new guest loyalty program.

“All Makarem team members are hard at work to ensure that all our stakeholders, guests, business partners and of course hotels’ owners recognize that Makarem is the Holy Cities’ hospitality benchmark today and even more so in the years to come.”

Dr. Sorin added “we at Makarem are launching the “My Journey” concept which emphasizes more than ever the high quality standards, attention to details and overall care to make their journey more spiritual and fulfilling.”

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20150510243265

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