Khaled Al-Humaidi and Muhammad Sameeh Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Ottoman-era domes, which were removed two years ago to expand the mataf (circumambulation area), are being restored, according to director of the projects administration in the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sultan Al-Quraishi. The domes are being restored as per new arrangements that will restrict them to three sites. Work is underway to restore the domes in the northern part, including the mukabiriya (the chamber for the call for prayer).
The technical committee for the expansion projects decided not to reinstall the domes on the masaa side (the area in the Grand Mosque where pilgrims run between the holy areas of Safaa and Marwa as part of the Sa'i ritual.)
