Saudi Arabia: 251 golf carts to serve pilgrims in Grand Mosque in Mecca
Additional 10,000 manual carts readied to move worshippers across Islam’s holiest site
Cairo: Saudi authorities overseeing Islam’s two holiest sites are introducing 251 golf carts for pilgrims during the Hajj at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
With an anticipation of record-breaking numbers of pilgrims this year, driven by approximately 30 million Muslims undertaking Umrah during Ramadan, more than 2 million global Muslims are expected to attend this month’s Hajj.
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These efforts underscore the commitment to ensuring a seamless and meaningful pilgrimage experience for worshippers at the holiest site in Islam.
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