Installation of 120 areas for prayer, 12,000 Zamzam water containers at Grand Mosque

Muslim worshippers gather before the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, as they perform the Maghrib (sunset) prayer to mark the end of the first day of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah on March 23, 2023. (AFP)
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Muslim worshippers gather before the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, as they perform the Maghrib (sunset) prayer to mark the end of the first day of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah on March 23, 2023. (AFP)
Ramadan visitors to Makkah will find 120 prayer areas and 12,000 containers of Zamzam water at the Grand Mosque. (SPA)
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Ramadan visitors to Makkah will find 120 prayer areas and 12,000 containers of Zamzam water at the Grand Mosque. (SPA)
Installation of 120 areas for prayer, 12,000 Zamzam water containers at Grand Mosque
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The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque prepared 120 mosques in the expansion and allocated several doors for entry and exit. (SPA)
Installation of 120 areas for prayer, 12,000 Zamzam water containers at Grand Mosque
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The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque prepared 120 mosques in the expansion and allocated several doors for entry and exit. (SPA)
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Updated 27 March 2023
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Installation of 120 areas for prayer, 12,000 Zamzam water containers at Grand Mosque

Installation of 120 areas for prayer, 12,000 Zamzam water containers at Grand Mosque
  • Visitors to the Grand Mosque will be given the opportunity to learn more about the Prophet Muhammad following an initiative by the presidency to enrich the experience of those attending the site during Ramadan

RIYADH: The Grand Mosque in Makkah boasts 120 areas for prayer and 12,000 containers of Zamzam water to help ensure a comfortable visit for pilgrims during Ramadan.

People at the location have worked round the clock on the third Northern expansion to make the mosque as safe and as hospitable as possible for visitors during the holy month.

The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has prepared some 120 areas for prayer at the site. New additions to help visitors include several allocated doors for entry and exit.

Walid Al-Masoudi, the director of the General Administration of the Third Saudi Expansion at the Grand Mosque, said that the specially allocated doors would facilitate the arrival of worshippers and aid them on their way to prayer rooms on the ground and first floors, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

He added that the roof level will be used for the first time, and in the event that the internal areas of the Grand Mosque are filled, the northern and western courtyards and parts of the service buildings will be utilized as they have the capacity to accommodate more visitors.

Al-Masoudi said that in coordination with the specialized agencies and authorities, some 26 elevators had been installed.

He added: “All the praying areas of the mosque have been provided with 22,000 carpets and over 12,000 containers of Zamzam water.”

Visitors to the Grand Mosque will be given the opportunity to learn more about the Prophet Muhammad following an initiative by the presidency to enrich the experience of those attending the site during Ramadan.