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The bridge Jamarat in Saudi Arabia occupies an important place among all the sights of the country . This is due to its religious significance, since Jamarat is a sacred place where pilgrims go to Hajj every year.
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The bridge Jamarat in Saudi Arabia occupies an important place among all the sights of the country . This is due to its religious significance, since Jamarat is a sacred place where pilgrims go to Hajj every year.
Location:
Jamarat is located at the Mina River in the Muslim city of Saudi Arabia - Mecca .History of the Jamarat Bridge
An ancient tradition says that in times past, the seer Ibrahim passed here. He saw Lucifer and threw a stone at him three times, until Satan disappeared. Subsequently, it was decided that all pilgrims need to throw 70 pebbles for several days, including 7 pieces - on the first day and 21 stones for the next 3 days until the end of the hajj. This rite is the embodiment of the victory of mankind over Satan.
In 1963, a serious incident occurred on the Jamarat Bridge: dozens of people died during the pandemonium. After this incident, the authorities began to address the issue of improving the design, expanding the bridge and installing the entrance and exit systems. The updated design appeared in 2011. However, taking into account the constantly growing needs in the coming years, it is planned to increase the passability and to be able to accommodate up to 5 million pilgrims at the same time.
What is interesting about Jamarat?
Today the Jamarat Bridge has a length of 950 m and a width of 80 m. The structure includes 5 floors, 11 lifts, special demarcation facilities that prevent the mixing of a large number of pilgrims, and an air conditioning system, due to which when the heat in the street is + 40 ° C on Jamarate maintained comfortable +29 ° C. With free movement on the bridge for 1 hour can pass 300 thousand pilgrims.
The order during the passage through the bridge is monitored by 2 thousand surveillance devices and more than 1 thousand security personnel. 3 pylons, in which the believers begin throwing stones from the Jamarat Bridge, are covered with rubber protection to avoid chipping stones and causing injuries to pilgrims.
Also on the Jamarat Bridge there are places for eating, toilets, ritual rooms and a point of emergency medical care.
How to get there?
Before the bridge Jamarat in Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage pilgrims get on foot from different parts of Mecca . Also, this important place for Muslims can be reached by taxi or public transport . It should be noted that people of other faiths are not allowed either to the Jamarat Bridge or to the holy city of Mecca.