There is no place in the world that hosts such a big number of visitors like in Makah and Madinah. Muslims do not visit these places for entertainment or for enjoyment, but for the completion of their religious responsibilities. Muslims all over the world visit these Holy Cities in the whole year expect few Islamic months when the authorities take some rest and development works goes at its full promise. This is the only month time period in the whole year when no outside pilgrims can visit for the meaning of offering religious acts.
Services by authorities
The authorities in Saudi Arabia ensure that not a only one visitor faces any troubles. All the time development works go on and work is being done on different projects. As hundreds or thousands of people frequently move between three cities which are Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah, carrying has always been a big difficulty as well. But the strategy and planning by the authorities has solved this problem simply. They permit private car owners to carry passengers to and from these cities. In the meanwhile big train and road projects are in process.
The Saudi government has started a rail project just now, which is called metro and it helps pilgrims move travel between Al Minah and Makkah during Hajj season. Usually in Hajj season transportation is the biggest question. Because almost 4 million Muslims live together for Al Mina when the Hajj starts and then they travel to and from Makkah slowly.
In Al Mina and Al Arafat, where almost 4 million people gather for religious acts, free food and drinks are delivered by government authorities as well as private organizers. The government ensures that all the services, including the first aid, latrines, hospitals and refreshment are accessible easily to each and every pilgrim.
Response to lodging challenge
A large number of hotels have been destroyed recently and new projects have been launched at the same time. This absolutely has given rise to shortage of hotels and visitors are facing some difficulty But this is only for a time being. It is probable to take 5 years more before new hotels will be constructed and this difficulty is likely to be solved. But once it is done, it is likely that there will be no need for a comparable plan for the next fifteen to twenty years.
Hotels are usually very costly in Makkah because of visitors tend towards Makkah. In Madina hotels are not much expensive. The reason is that the number of visitors is relatively less than what they are in Makkah. The further cause is the opportune conclusion of projects in Madina.
Services by authorities
The authorities in Saudi Arabia ensure that not a only one visitor faces any troubles. All the time development works go on and work is being done on different projects. As hundreds or thousands of people frequently move between three cities which are Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah, carrying has always been a big difficulty as well. But the strategy and planning by the authorities has solved this problem simply. They permit private car owners to carry passengers to and from these cities. In the meanwhile big train and road projects are in process.
The Saudi government has started a rail project just now, which is called metro and it helps pilgrims move travel between Al Minah and Makkah during Hajj season. Usually in Hajj season transportation is the biggest question. Because almost 4 million Muslims live together for Al Mina when the Hajj starts and then they travel to and from Makkah slowly.
In Al Mina and Al Arafat, where almost 4 million people gather for religious acts, free food and drinks are delivered by government authorities as well as private organizers. The government ensures that all the services, including the first aid, latrines, hospitals and refreshment are accessible easily to each and every pilgrim.
Response to lodging challenge
A large number of hotels have been destroyed recently and new projects have been launched at the same time. This absolutely has given rise to shortage of hotels and visitors are facing some difficulty But this is only for a time being. It is probable to take 5 years more before new hotels will be constructed and this difficulty is likely to be solved. But once it is done, it is likely that there will be no need for a comparable plan for the next fifteen to twenty years.
Hotels are usually very costly in Makkah because of visitors tend towards Makkah. In Madina hotels are not much expensive. The reason is that the number of visitors is relatively less than what they are in Makkah. The further cause is the opportune conclusion of projects in Madina.