made crescent. The electricity required to operate the Makkah al-Mukarramah Clock comes from solar panels, and it is connected to the Makkah al-Mukarramah electric power grid for extra power. The gross weight of the clock is 36,000 tons, constructed on an 14,000 pieces of iron chassis weighing nearly 12,000 tons. Some of the clock's heaviest parts weigh as big as nearly 15 tons. Around 250 highly-silled laborers were recruited to achieve the iron works of the clock, particularly to fix and install the highest parts of the clock tower as well as the iron chassis at a highet of 600 meters. --More 14:26 LOCAL TIME 11:26 GMT تغريد
