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Five Mosques to be Repaired as Part of Development Project in Makkah

According to the Saudi Press Agency, five mosques in the Makkah region will be renovated as part of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for the Development of Historical Mosques’ second phase.

The effort intends to preserve the mosques’ structural integrity, extend their useful lives, and retain their architecture, which has been impacted by centuries of climatic change. The first mosque to be established in Makkah as part of the project’s second phase is Al-Baiah Mosque, which was constructed by the Abbasid Caliph Abu Jafar Al-Mansour close to Jamarat Al-Aqaba in Mina. The mosque’s size will not change following renovations; it will still be 457.56 square meters, with room for 68 worshipers.

The Abu Inbeh Mosque in Harat Al-Sham and the Al-Khadr Mosque on Al-Dhahab Street in the Al-Balad district are two of the five mosques in the Jeddah governorate that are included in the list. The 339.98 square meter Abu Inbeh Mosque dates back more than 900 years. Its area will be 335.31 square meters after renovation, and it can accommodate 357 worshipers. The Al-Khadr Mosque constructed about 700 years ago, 66 kilometers away from the Grand Mosque in Makkah.

It will be 355.09 square meters in size after renovation, with a seating capacity of 355 worshipers. During the year he captured Makkah, the Prophet Muhammad is reported to have worshipped in the Al-Fath Mosque in the Al-Jamoum governorate. It is anticipated that its area—which will rise from 455.77 square meters to 553.50 square meters—and its capacity—which will rise from 218 to 333 worshipers—would expand. The project also includes the renovation of the more than 300-year-old Al-Jubail Mosque, whose post-renovation space will be 310 square meters.

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There will still be room for 45 worshipers in it. The second phase of the development project, which includes all regions of the Kingdom, will consist of a total of 30 mosques. The initiative aims to promote Saudi Arabia’s vibrant culture, repair old mosques for worship and prayer, protect their original design elements, and raise their standing as places of worship and cultural institutions.

According to the official Saudi Press Agency, the second phase of renovating and rebuilding 30 historic mosques spread over 13 provinces of the Kingdom was launched by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in July 2022. 130 mosques will be restored as part of the project, which will take place in several Saudi Arabian provinces. Six of these mosques are located in Riyadh, five are in Mecca, four are in Medina, three are in the Asir region, two are in the eastern province, two are in al-Jouf, two are in Jazan, one is in the northern border region, one is in Tabuk, one is in al-Baha, one is in Najran, one is in Hail, and one is in al-Qassim.

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