ARAB NEWS – The Jabal Omar project, the second largest urban project undertaken in Makkah that is part of the development of areas west of the Grand Mosque and east of Ibrahim Khalil road, covers an area of 230,000 square meters. A landmark event in all this work is the implementation of the 20 km Makkah Metro project, linking the Grand Mosque with Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah. The SR6.65 billion metro railway is designed to transport 70,000 pilgrims every hour during Haj. The project is in its final stages of construction. Read More