Makkah’s urban landscape takes on a distinctive look at night, as the lights of roads, buildings, and public facilities blend, highlighting the city’s urban features and reflecting its continued vibrancy as a destination that welcomes pilgrims year-round.
A night tour of the Holy City’s streets reveals an extensive network of street lighting along roads and main thoroughfares, integrated with the lighting of buildings and facilities. The scene brings together urban development and the city’s unique character and its place in the hearts of Muslims.
Night-time activity in Makkah has a distinctive character, with pilgrims, Umrah performers, and visitors continuing to move around the city while roads and facilities remain active around the clock. This highlights the importance of infrastructure and services in facilitating their arrival and movement.
In this context, the Holy Makkah Municipality said the lighting system in Makkah comprises around 145,000 lighting towers and poles, plus 5,000 in the holy sites. This enhances the efficiency of public lighting, improves safety, and helps ensure that roads and public facilities are ready to serve residents and visitors around the clock.
These elements, including lighting quality, road cleanliness, traffic management, maintenance of public facilities, and landscaping, enhance the city’s visual appeal, improve the experience of residents and visitors, and highlight its urban identity.
The night-time scenes of the Holy City reflect its urban development and the vitality of its services, with the lights blending into the cityscape to highlight its progress while preserving Makkah’s unique character and religious significance.
Source: Riyadh Daily