Interactive screens guide visitors at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Previous 1 / 4It aims to facilitate access to ritual sites as well as key locations, including the Mataf. (SPA) 2 / 4It aims to facilitate access to ritual sites as well […]
Mataf expansion speaks volumes about Kingdom’s efforts, say pilgrims
ARAB NEWS | Published — Wednesday 18 May 2016 GOOD WORK: Umrah pilgrims hailed the Saudi government for mataf expansion in Makkah. MAKKAH: Umrah pilgrims have hailed the mataf expansion in Makkah as “distinguished” and “amazing,” saying that the achievement speaks a lot about the attention the Saudi government […]
Mataf bridge removed
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 14 May 2016 EASE OF PRAYER: The mataf around the Kaaba is now completely free of the temporary bridge, providing more space for worshippers to perform tawaf (circumambulate around the House of God) and say their prayers. (SPA) MAKKAH: The temporary mataf has […]
Mataf area likely to be shaded
A crowded mataf is seen in the Grand Mosque in Makkah. (AN photo by Ahmad Hashad) ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 7 February 2016 MADINAH/JEDDAH: Pilgrims and visitors performing tawaf […]
75,000 will circumambulate Kaaba after mataf expansion
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has begun the work of expansion of the mataf around the Kaaba, said Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the chief of the Presidency. The execution […]
Mataf capacity now 70,000 per hour
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs plans to open the newly constructed levels of the “mataf” (area for circumambulating the House of God) on the ground and first […]
Tawaf made easy for disabled, elderly
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 27 July 2013 At the orders of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, President of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais […]
Mataf bridge ready to ease Umrah for disabled, elderly
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Monday 22 July 2013 The new mataf bridge around the Holy Kaaba opens for pilgrims this week. Only disabled and elderly pilgrims will be allowed to […]
Mataf ban on wheelchairs at peak hours
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS/AL-EQTISADIAH Sunday 14 July 2013 The authorities in Makkah have banned pilgrims from using wheelchairs on the mataf (the circumambulating area around the Kaaba) during peak hours. Lt. […]
Capacity of mataf to reach 105,000 in 2015
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 28 June 2013 The ongoing expansion of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Kaaba) will double the hourly capacity of the area from 48,000 pilgrims […]
OIC backs plan to limit Hajis
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 26 June 2013 The 56-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation has backed Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut the number of foreign pilgrims by 20 percent during this […]
Mataf expansion to double current capacity
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS A vast expansion project for the mataf, (the circumambulation space around the Kaaba), is currently under way. The new mataf when completed, after three years, will accommodate […]
Work on mataf expansion begins
ARAB NEWS Friday 16 November 2012 MAKKAH: Preliminary work for the expansion of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Kaaba) started yesterday with the installation of huge cranes at […]