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Free Wi-Fi in Makkah Haram courtyard

Last updated: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 6:13 PM

Saudi Gazette report

MAKKAH — Pilgrims and visitors to the Grand Mosque in Makkah can 

take advantage of free Wi-Fi service in the courtyards of the Masjid(Mosque). 

This is part of a series of technological services being introduced by the Presidency

 for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques for the benefit of the faithful, according to

 Bandar Al-Khuzaim, director of the information technology center at the presidency. 

Al-Khuzaim said the free Wi-Fi service in the courtyards of the Grand Masjid  aims at 

establishing online contacts between the presidency staff and worshipers. 

The presidency staff will use this popular wireless networking technology to 

send guidance and awareness text messages to pilgrims and visitors to 

the Grand Mosque, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. 

Al-Khuzaim said the presidency will also make available Bluetooth service for 

worshippers in the mataf (circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) so that

 those who perform tawaf can know the number of rounds of circumambulation that they have finished.

 This service is being introduced in cooperation with the technological

 innovation center at Umm Al-Qura University of Makkah. 

"The presidency has also introduced the issuing and renewal of online booking of 

iftar meals at the Grand Mosque. Both individuals and firms can take advantage

 of this service to donate iftar meals for worshippers," he said.

Al-Khuzaim announced that a new facility has been introduced for the electronic

 registration for performing itikaf (seclusion in the mosque to worship Allah) in 

six languages. They are Arabic, English, French, Urdu, Turkish and Persian. 

A similar online facility is available for those who want to visit the 

Grand Masjid Exhibition and the Kaaba cover (kiswa) factory, he added. 

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