star hotels, commercial centers, and prayer facilities for 200,000 worshippers. The project will have 4,500 shops and 3,000 showrooms, a central transport station and parking facility for 12,000 vehicles. "It will create a model residential and commercial center with new roads, pathways, tunnels, escalators, and other facilities," said Abdul Rahman Faqeeh, chairman of Makkah Construction Company. Faqeeh said the project would provide some 25,000 jobs for Saudis. Jabal Omar offers residential facilities for 100,000 people, air-conditioned prayer facilities for 100,000 and open prayer space for 120,000, he added. --MORE 1242 Local Time 0942 GMT
