Ramadan: Grand Mosque Allocates Gates for Umrah Pilgrims
- Publish date: Tuesday، 12 March 2024
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The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has allocated gates of entry and exit at the Grand Mosque for Umrah pilgrims during Ramadan.
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During the blessed month of Ramadan, authorities expect a large number of pilgrims to visit the Grand Mosque in Makkah for Umrah.
Umrah pilgrims can enter the Grand Mosque through the following entrances:
- King Abdulaziz Gate
- King Fahd Gate
- Umrah Gate
- Al-Salam Gate
- 85-93 doors on the ground floor except for door number 88
- Ajyad Staircase
- Ajyad Bridge
- Shubaika Stairways of 65-66
- King Fahd Stairways of 91-92
- Stairway 84
Pilgrims can exit the mosque through the following exits:
- side crossings of 78 – 80
- stairway 74
- regular stairways 71 - 73 - 85 - 88
- King Fahd staircase
- doors 75 - 77 and 81 – 83
- King Abdulaziz Gate
- King Fahd Gate
- Umrah Gate
- Al-Zubair Gate
- Ajyad Bridge
- Shubaika Bridge
- Othman Bridge
- King Fahd Elevators on the first floor
- Al-Arqam Stairway elevators
- Umrah Gate elevators
- Ajyad Stairway elevators
- Marwa Stairway elevators on the second floor
- The roof for people with special needs.
Al-Shubika staircase is designated for emergency cases and can only be used in these cases by pilgrims.
These new regulations about entry and exit were implemented to ease the pilgrims' Umrah experience at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
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