Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — The Basic Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque introduced Saturday that the overall variety of worshippers and guests to the Two Holy Mosques in the course of the month of Safar 1447 reached 52,823,962.
In accordance with the authority, 21,421,118 folks carried out prayers on the Grand Mosque in Makkah, together with 51,104 worshippers inside Hijr Ismail (Al-Hatim).
The variety of Umrah pilgrims recorded in the course of the month was 7,537,002.
On the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, the variety of worshippers reached 20,621,745, together with 1,188,386 within the Rawdah Al-Sharifah.
As well as, 2,004,608 guests carried out the salutation upon Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his two companions.
The authority stated it makes use of superior sensor know-how to trace the numbers of worshippers and Umrah pilgrims coming into by way of the principle gates of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque.
The system helps enhance operational effectivity, handle crowd flows, and help coordination with associate businesses overseeing the websites.