Expanded Grand Mosque ready for Ramadan

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https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NPF9NR3rkMuqV0TjfgBCtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_AE/News/Arab%20News/140388479917.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/expanded-grand-mosque-ready-ramadan-165206831.html)The second phase of the massive ongoing expansion project inside Makkah's Grand Mosque is almost complete, with the first floor area for circumambulation around the House of God, k**wn as the "mataf," expected to be open for pilgrims during the month of Ramadan. The worksite was inspected by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque Affairs, on Thursday. The second phase involves the eastern side of the mataf and extends from Al-Fatah gate to the Umrah gate, where expansion work being carried out around the clock under the direct supervision of high-ranking officials from the Saudi Binladin Group, the project contractor. In addition, the old passageway was dismantled and reconstructed to facilitate the movement of pilgrims inside the mataf.




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