Tent city set up in Mina for Hajj 2024 season

Preparation for Hajj 2024 are underway in full swing in Saudi Arabia.

The tent city has been established in Mina with AC chillers to provide relief to the pilgrims in the hot season.

Separately, the General Authority for Roads in Saudi Arabia has announced the completion of extensive preparations on Mecca roads.

The roadworks involved surveying and upgrading 4,000 kilometers of roadways to ensure a seamless and comfortable experience for pilgrims.

Improvements included scraping and re-asphalting 158 km of roads, addressing cracks and potholes at 403 sites, trimming road shoulders across 2,361 km, removing sand dunes covering 1,240 cubic meters, and cleaning valley streams at 421 locations.

Saudi Arabia's road network, noted by the World Bank as the first in global road network interconnection, plays a crucial role in connecting the holy sites and facilitating safe and efficient pilgrim travel.

Al Dalami also reviewed the Taif-Khurma-Rania-Bisha road, a major artery serving several governorates in Mecca.