MAKKAH: The Saudi Arabian Scouts Association has issued detailed and interactive maps to help pilgrims.
The maps include the Mina and Arafat areas, the central area of the Holy Mosque and the Aziziyah neighborhood in Makkah, the entire city of Madinah, the central area of the Prophet’s Mosque, the Al-Naseem neighborhood, and Batha Quraish.
Pilgrims can download the map application from the association’s website at www.scouts.org.sa.
The general leader of the public service camps, Nasser bin Ali Al-Anazi, said this year’s maps were issued after continuous field and office work carried out from an early stage. He praised both the team’s efforts and the support and follow-up that camp volunteers received.
Al-Anazi said several changes to the holy sites and the two central areas in Makkah and Madinah had been recorded and updated. The most important were the new developments in Mina, particularly the new residential towers.
The head of the guide maps committee at the camps, Eng. Waleed Khaled Felemban, said the inclusion of the Al-Naseem neighborhood and Batha Quraish were new this year. He said 150,000 layers were needed for the software used to ensure clear, easy-to-use maps.
