The Holy Sites Walk is the world's longest pedestrian walkway, meeting the highest requirements.

 When the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz Al Saud, unified the kingdom, he worked to secure Hajj roads and paths until Hajj became a safe ritual in which pilgrims performed their rituals with ease and reassurance. After him, the Saudi leaders continued the process of securing Hajj routes, including the construction of advanced roads, including the pedestrian road in the Holy Sites.

Pedestrian road in the Holy Sites:

The pedestrian road in the Holy Sites extends from Arafat to Mina, passing through Muzdalifah, to serve the pilgrims during their movements between the Holy Sites and Mecca, all the way to the Holy Site. The road includes pedestrian lines, which are among the longest pedestrian lines in the world, and among the most modern in specifications. And services.

The pedestrian road in the Holy Sites extends from Arafat to Mina, passing through Muzdalifah, to serve the pilgrims during their movements between the Holy Sites and Mecca, all the way to the Holy Site of God. The road includes pedestrian lines, which are among the longest pedestrian lines in the world, and among the latest in specifications and services. .

A project with the best standards:

The project was designed with the best international standards to ensure that pilgrims can benefit from it in the required manner during the movement of pilgrims between the holy sites. The road was implemented and designed with aesthetic and artistic touches in accordance with the highest engineering standards that ensure that they benefit from it in the desired manner.

The project included the implementation of the road on four lanes with a total length of more than 25 kilometers, and thus it is considered one of the longest pedestrian roads in the world. The length of the first road was 5,100 linear metres, the second was 7,580 linear metres, the third was 7,556 linear metres, and the fourth was 4,620 linear metres. These paths included installing interlock tiles equivalent to 500,000 square metres, placing 500 concrete barriers and installing 1,000 chairs for pilgrims to rest in. To facilitate the movement of pilgrims, umbrellas were installed to protect them from the high heat of the sun, in addition to spray columns to cool down the hot weather.

The road includes 57 directional signs, more than 400 high-tech lighting poles, in addition to 810 LED lanterns, 25 lighting towers 30 meters high, and 100 100-watt lanterns. More than 400 waste baskets were installed on both sides of the road, and care was taken in implementing the corridor. The harmonious colors are in addition to the smooth movement to facilitate the crossing of vehicles. The road also includes a special lane for people with special needs, with the aim of facilitating the pilgrims’ performance of their rituals, and helping them move around the Holy Sites area without any difficulties or risks threatening their safety.

The project aims to ensure comfort, security and safety for pilgrims during their movement between the holy sites “Arafat - Muzdalifah - Mina”. During the project, the entire road was paved, chairs were installed on both sides of the road in order to ensure the comfort of pilgrims, and umbrellas were installed to protect pilgrims from the sun’s rays. Spherical concrete barriers were placed to prevent vehicles from entering the pedestrian path. The road was also illuminated using high-tech poles and LED floodlights, which are distinguished by their intense illumination and low cost compared to ordinary lighting, with fewer emissions of harmful gases to the environment.

The Municipality of the Holy Capital also implemented a project to paint heat-reducing asphalt on pedestrian roads in the Holy Sites in its first phase, painting the pedestrian road in Mina leading to the Jamarat facility with a total area of ​​approximately 3,500 square meters, to contribute to reducing temperatures and to serve the guests of God.The project applies the experience of reducing surface temperatures of the walkway in the Shuaibin area and the possibility of expanding to include the courtyards of the Jamarat facility and covering a number of pedestrian routes in the holy sites. The painting project also contributes to reducing temperatures from 20 to 15 degrees Celsius, as temperatures are recorded every 10 seconds during the Hajj seasons. Through sensors that were placed under the asphalt.