Awqaf minister tours Qatar pilgrims' camps at holy sites of Mina, Arafat
Makkah Al Mukarramah
Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs and Head of the Qatari Hajj Mission HE Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanim visited the camps of Qatari pilgrims in Mina and Arafat to assess the level of readiness and ensure the full availability of services.
The minister also toured the public facilities allocated to Qatar's pilgrims to verify their safety, functionality, and high operational efficiency, as well as their distribution across the 17 Qatari campaigns for the 1446 AH Hajj season in accordance with the number of pilgrims in each campaign.
Qatar, as enjoined by the prudent leadership, highly prioritises pilgrims' safety and comfort and continues to have the most premium logistical, medical, and religious services in place in order to make this year's pilgrimage an exceptional model in terms of preparation, execution, and organisation, Al Ghanim underlined.
He added that this model should best suit pilgrims from Qatar and reflects an honourable image of the nation in serving the fifth pillar of Islam.
He commenced his tour from Arafat, where he carefully listened to a detailed explanation about all equipment, services, and utilities in place that were executed by the company under the supervision of the Advisory Committee and the Holy Sites Services Unit of the Qatari Hajj Mission, in line with the highest approved standards and specifications and with the refined design and layout prepared for camp facilities, rendering it one of the most exceptional camps in Arafat in terms of organisation and integrated amenities.
During his tour in the Holy Site of Mina, the minister inspected the Qatari camps that were outfitted with specifications that best suit the pilgrims' needs, designed as per best raw materials, along with the men's camps that have been separated from the women's camps. They have been entirely equipped with all utilities, in addition to fitting toilets with the state-of-the-art devices based on the highest standards customarily observed by Qatar's pilgrims.
The minister lauded the energised efforts made by the Makkah Hospitality Company through its positive collaboration with the advisors and the mission's Holy Sites Services Unit and backed by the facilitation provided by the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, HRH the Crown Prince, and the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia.
The Holy Site of Arafat camp has undergone a full-scale infrastructure revamp and comprehensive upgrade, featuring purpose-built tents of diverse sizes allocated to the Qatari Hajj campaigns.
The camp has been fitted with fully furnished and air-conditioned rest areas, while the grounds were paved with premium-grade interlock tiles and lined with misting fan corridors to moderate the temperature and enhance comfort.
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