{"id":76467,"date":"2025-06-03T17:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=76467"},"modified":"2025-06-03T17:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:02:56","slug":"saudi-arabia-introduces-worlds-largest-cooling-system-to-facilitate-pilgrims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/saudi-arabia-introduces-worlds-largest-cooling-system-to-facilitate-pilgrims\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia introduces Worlds largest cooling system to facilitate pilgrims"},"content":{"rendered":"

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has\u00a0<\/span>commissioned<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>world’s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>largest cooling system<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>providing<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>combined<\/span>\u00a0cooling capacity of 155,000 tonnes to\u00a0<\/span>keep<\/span>\u00a0a comfortable and spiritually\u00a0<\/span>invigorating<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>condition<\/span>\u00a0for the millions of pilgrims\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>visit\u00a0<\/span>the Grand Mosque in Mecca.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Operated<\/span>\u00a0by the General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, this\u00a0<\/span>comprehensive<\/span> system is central to maintaining <\/span>indoor temperatures at Al Haram<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>so<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>religious<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>devotees<\/span><\/a> can<\/span>\u00a0conduct\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>acts<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>devotion\u00a0<\/span>in a cool and\u00a0<\/span>peaceful<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>environment<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The system is\u00a0<\/span>fueled<\/span>\u00a0by two\u00a0<\/span>main<\/span>\u00a0stations: the Shamiya Station, which\u00a0<\/span>provides<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>120,000 tonnes of refrigeration capacity, and the Ajyad Station, which provides<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>35,000 tonnes.\u00a0<\/span>The<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>combined capacity of\u00a0<\/span>these stations\u00a0<\/span>feeds<\/span>\u00a0the mosque<\/span>‘<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>massive<\/span>\u00a0prayer halls and\u00a0<\/span>different<\/span>\u00a0structural\u00a0<\/span>additions<\/span>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Operating<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>day and night, the system\u00a0<\/span>ensures<\/span> internal temperatures ranging from 22 degrees Celsius to 24 degrees Celsius during <\/span>even\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>hottest<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>summer\u00a0<\/span>heat<\/span>. It also\u00a0<\/span>includes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>advanced<\/span>\u00a0air<\/span>–<\/span>purification systems that\u00a0<\/span>eliminate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>much<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>95% of airborne\u00a0<\/span>contaminants<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>providing<\/span>\u00a0clean and\u00a0<\/span>fresh<\/span>\u00a0air to\u00a0<\/span>residents<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0the mosque.<\/p>\n

<\/span>For<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>maintaining<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>smooth<\/span>\u00a0efficiency, the authority\u00a0<\/span>performs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>regular and preventive maintenance<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the form of\u00a0<\/span>timely replacement of\u00a0<\/span>key<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>parts<\/span>, site safety\u00a0<\/span>inspections<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>effective<\/span>\u00a0resource\u00a0<\/span>distribution<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>particularly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>during the Hajj\u00a0<\/span>period<\/span>, when\u00a0<\/span>visitor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>numbers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>substantially<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>large<\/span>.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0<\/span>colossal<\/span>\u00a0cooling\u00a0<\/span>network<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0part of\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>even<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>broader<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>project\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>enhance<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>general<\/span>\u00a0pilgrimage experience. The\u00a0<\/span>main<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>objective<\/span>\u00a0is to\u00a0<\/span>ensure<\/span>\u00a0worshippers<\/span>‘<\/span>\u00a0comfort, safety, and\u00a0<\/span>sound<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>mind while\u00a0<\/span>conducting<\/span>\u00a0their sacred\u00a0<\/span>rituals<\/span>, even\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>harsh<\/span>\u00a0weather conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has\u00a0commissioned\u00a0the\u00a0world’s\u00a0largest cooling system,\u00a0providing\u00a0a\u00a0combined\u00a0cooling capacity of 155,000 tonnes to\u00a0keep\u00a0a comfortable and spiritually\u00a0invigorating\u00a0condition\u00a0for the millions of pilgrims\u00a0who\u00a0visit\u00a0the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Operated\u00a0by the General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, this\u00a0comprehensive system is central to maintaining indoor temperatures at Al Haram\u00a0so\u00a0that\u00a0religious\u00a0devotees can\u00a0conduct\u00a0their\u00a0acts\u00a0of\u00a0devotion\u00a0in a cool and\u00a0peaceful\u00a0environment. The system is\u00a0fueled\u00a0by two\u00a0main\u00a0stations: the Shamiya […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":71046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6468,29262],"class_list":["post-76467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-hajj-pilgrims","tag-worlds-largest-cooling-system"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76468,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76467\/revisions\/76468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}