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| Saoodis to expand ProphetÂ’s Mosque |
| 2008-07-20 |
| JEDDAH -- Preparations are being made for a nearly SR7 billion expansion of Holy Prophet's Muhammad's (peace be upon him) Mosque in the holy city of Madinah. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has issued instructions for the acquisition of property towards the east of the Holy Mosque where an expansion project was launched in 2006. Habib Zain Al Abdeen, acting secretary-general of the High Authority to Develop Makkah and Madinah, said that the properties to be acquired extend from the eastern side of the Mosque to the first ring road (King Faisal) going up until the Al Safa district in the north. He has been quoted as saying by the Arabic daily Al Madinah that details of the project and the compensation that will be paid to the owners of property that come under the expansion will soon be announced, and will be in line with the established compensation system. The new expansion will include the Bani Al Najjar Project area, the old maternity hospital and the Al Dikhail hotel. The new expansion of the Prophet's Mosque from the eastern side will cover an area of 37,000 sq-m. It will also provide parking for about 420 vehicles and 70 buses. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 A much better way to spend excess oil profits than those traditionally used. Perhaps they've learnt not to build apartment blocks that will stand empty, not to fund Al Qaeda units that only provide target practice for -- nowadays -- Iraqi police and army trainees. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-07-20 07:33 |