Ashraf AboArafe
As Jamarat facility is one of the most prominent projects in Mish’ar Mina, where the project was implemented 950 meters long, 80 meters wide, and an absorption capacity up to 300 thousand pilgrims per hour, but the foundations of the project is able to withstand 12 floors and five million pilgrims in the future if needed to expand.
The main purpose for which Saudi Arabia carried out the Jamarat Bridge was to rest the guests of Rahman in Mina, and to provide them with security and safety, and to avoid the dangers that had arisen because of heavy crowd that occurred when throwing stones.
The bridge currently consists of five floors, each 12-meter-high floor, with all support services, to provide comfort to the guests of Rahman, including a ground tunnel to transport pilgrims, so that the movement of vehicles was separated from pedestrians. The project also includes a sophisticated cooling system powered by desert air conditioning system, pumping water spray on pilgrims and areas surrounding the anthrax, which contributes to reduce temperature to about 29 degrees.
In addition to the bridge, the Jamarat project includes reorganizing the area and facilitating the entry of the bridge through six directions; three from the southern side and three from the northern side of the bridge along the paths of pilgrims.
The project includes tunnels for underground vehicle movement, to give more pedestrian space in the bridge area, and evacuation exits via six emergency towers, connected to the ground floor, tunnels and airstrips.
The design of the 40-meter-long elliptical basins and people also contributed to the improved flow and increased capacity of the bridge, which helped to reduce the crowds during the performance of throwing ritual.
It is noteworthy that the bridge Jamarat has witnessed since its establishment in 1395 AH a number of development work by expanding its width of 40 meters and two entrances from the east and west and two descendants next to the cinder of Aqaba from the upper floor of the north and south to get pilgrims.
