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Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro
The Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line, ( ar, قطار المشاعر المقدسة الخط الجنوبي ''qtar al mashaaer al muqaddassah al khat diljanubi'') is a metro line in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Claimed to have the highest capacity of any metro in the world, it operates for seven days a year, and is used exclusively as a shuttle train for pilgrims between holy sites in Mecca, Mount Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina to reduce congestion caused by thousands of buses and cars during the Hajj. It is the second metro system on the Arabian Peninsula, after the Dubai Metro (although, with its limited open hours, some consider it more of a shuttle train service). The line opened on 13 November 2010, in time for the Hajj 1431 between 25–29 November 2010. It was built separately from, and will not be physically linked to, the future Mecca Metro network. Services Before completion, Saudi officials estimated the line would replace 53,000 buses, promising a safer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makkah Mass Rail Transit Company
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above sea level. Its last recorded population was 1,578,722 in 2015. Its estimated metro population in 2020 is 2.042million, making it the third-most populated city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and Jeddah. Pilgrims more than triple this number every year during the pilgrimage, observed in the twelfth Hijri month of . Mecca is generally considered "the fountainhead and cradle of Islam". Mecca is revered in Islam as the birthplace of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Hira cave atop the ("Mountain of Light"), just outside the city, is where Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to Muhammad. Visiting Mecca for the is an obligation upon all able Muslims. The Great Mosque of Mecca, known as the , is home to the Ka'bah, believ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
