One such development is the Abraj Al Bait complex of seven skyscraper hotels. Mecca is a city in oil-rich Saudi Arabia, where the country’s wealth has led to developments bearing no relation to religion. This is on the ground floor right at the far end, kind of opposite to the Fairmont Hotel entrance on that floor.Every Muslim at some point in their life wants to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, the most important site in the Islamic World. The lifts in Abraj Al-Bait can get very busy and many seem to be out of order so you have to wait quite a bit as there is not enough for busy periods.Ī useful shop to note is the charity office called 'Hadiyah' if I remember correctly, which takes Sadaqah for Makkah and takes Fidyah payment etc. The best part of the shopping mall is the souk in the basement so make sure to do your shopping there rather than in the overpriced International boutiques elsewhere in the mall.ģrd and 4th food courts have everything you would want to eat, amazing choices, but all the restaurants are extremely busy so I actually preferred the Souk Al Khalil shopping mall food court in the Jabal Omar Hotel complex which is also very close to the Haram. Nevertheless it serves an important purpose hosting somthing like seven five star hotels and a huge five story shopping mall. The design of the architecture also feels out of place to me, almost like something out of New York or London rather than a truly Islamic design.

I believe the main central tower is the third tallest building in the word currently.

I am not really a fan of this huge complex of towers overshadowing the Haram/Ka'bah.

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