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class="infobox-label">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Centre" title="Kingdom Centre">Kingdom Centre</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data category"><span style="color:green;">Completed</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Mixed use:<br>Hotel, Residential</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architectural style</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Postmodern_architecture" title="Postmodern architecture">Postmodern</a><br><a href="/wiki/New_Classical_architecture" title="New Classical architecture">New Classical</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Mecca" title="Mecca">Mecca</a>, Saudi Arabia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Saudi Arabia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction started</th><td class="infobox-data">2002<span class="noprint">; 22 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2002</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Completed</th><td class="infobox-data">2011<span class="noprint">; 13 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2011</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening</th><td class="infobox-data">2012<span class="noprint">; 12 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2012</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cost</th><td class="infobox-data">US$15 billion<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Height</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architectural</th><td class="infobox-data">601 m (1,972 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tip</th><td class="infobox-data">601 m (1,972 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Antenna spire</th><td class="infobox-data">93 metres (305 feet)<sup id="cite_ref-spire93m_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spire93m-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-diagram93m_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diagram93m-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Roof</th><td class="infobox-data">508 m (1,667 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-spire93m_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spire93m-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-diagram93m_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-diagram93m-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top floor</th><td class="infobox-data">494 m (1,621 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-skyscraperCenter_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-skyscraperCenter-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Observatory</th><td class="infobox-data">484.4 m (1,589 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-skyscraperCenter_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-skyscraperCenter-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Technical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Material</th><td class="infobox-data category">main structural system: <a href="/wiki/Reinforced_concrete" title="Reinforced concrete">reinforced concrete</a> (lower part), steel/concrete composite construction, steel construction (upper part);<br> cladding: <a href="/wiki/Glass" title="Glass">glass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marble" title="Marble">marble</a>, natural stone, carbon-/glass-<a href="/wiki/Fibre-reinforced_plastic" title="Fibre-reinforced plastic">fibre-reinforced plastic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Floor count</th><td class="infobox-data">120<sup id="cite_ref-skyscrapercenter.com_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-skyscrapercenter.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Clock Tower)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Floor area</th><td class="infobox-data">Tower: 310,638 m<sup>2</sup> (3,343,680 sq ft)<br>Development: 1,575,815 m<sup>2</sup> (16,961,930 sq ft)<sup id="cite_ref-skyscraperCenter_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-skyscraperCenter-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (389.4 acres)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lifts/elevators</th><td class="infobox-data">96 (Clock Tower with mall included)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Design and construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/SL_Rasch_GmbH_Special_and_Lightweight_Structures" title="SL Rasch GmbH Special and Lightweight Structures">SL Rasch GmbH</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dar_Al-Handasah" title="Dar Al-Handasah">Dar Al-Handasah</a> Architects</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structural engineer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/SL_Rasch_GmbH_Special_and_Lightweight_Structures" title="SL Rasch GmbH Special and Lightweight Structures">SL Rasch GmbH</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dar_Al-Handasah" title="Dar Al-Handasah">Dar Al-Handasah</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main contractor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Binladin_Group" title="Saudi Binladin Group">Saudi Binladin Group</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://theclocktowers.com/">https://theclocktowers.com/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Clock Towers</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">أبراج الساعة</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">ʾAbrāj al-Sāʿaẗ</i></span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'Towers of the Clock', formerly known as <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">أبراج البيت</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">ʾAbrāj al-Bayt</i></span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'Towers of the House'), is a <a href="/wiki/State_ownership" title="State ownership">government-owned</a> complex of seven <a href="/wiki/Skyscraper" title="Skyscraper">skyscraper</a> <a href="/wiki/Hotel" title="Hotel">hotels</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mecca" title="Mecca">Mecca</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>. These towers are a part of the <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_of_Saudi_Arabia#Domestic_affairs" title="Abdullah of Saudi Arabia">King Abdulaziz Endowment Project</a> that aims to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims. The central hotel tower, which is the <b>Makkah Clock Royal Tower</b>, is the fourth-tallest building and sixth-<a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_freestanding_structures" title="List of tallest freestanding structures">tallest freestanding structure in the world</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The clock tower contains the <a href="/wiki/Clock_Tower_Museum" title="Clock Tower Museum">Clock Tower Museum</a> that occupies the top four floors of the tower.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The building complex is 300 metres away from the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosque</a> and <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Holiest_sites_in_Islam" title="Holiest sites in Islam">most sacred site</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Mecca" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Mosque of Mecca">Great Mosque of Mecca</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The developer and contractor of the complex is the <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Binladin_Group" title="Saudi Binladin Group">Saudi Binladin Group</a>, the Kingdom's largest <a href="/wiki/Construction_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Construction company">construction company</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-skyscraperCenter_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-skyscraperCenter-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the world's second most expensive building<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Is there a reliable source to use? (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> , with the total cost of construction totaling US$15 billion. The complex was built after the demolition of the <a href="/wiki/Ajyad_Fortress" title="Ajyad Fortress">Ajyad Fortress</a>, the 18th-century <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman</a> citadel on top of a hill overlooking the Grand Mosque.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Destruction_of_early_Islamic_heritage_sites_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia">destruction of the historically significant site</a> in 2002 by the <a href="/wiki/Saudi_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi government">Saudi government</a> sparked an outcry and a strong reaction from Turkey.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Description"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Description</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Clock"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Clock</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#List_of_component_towers"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">List of component towers</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Features"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Features</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Spire"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Spire</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Incidents"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Incidents</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Construction_fires"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Construction fires</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Controversy"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Controversy</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Gallery"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Gallery</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Clock_Towers&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abraj_al_bait_Clock_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Abraj_al_bait_Clock_3.jpg/220px-Abraj_al_bait_Clock_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Abraj_al_bait_Clock_3.jpg/220px-Abraj_al_bait_Clock_3.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Abraj_al_bait_Clock_3.jpg/330px-Abraj_al_bait_Clock_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Abraj_al_bait_Clock_3.jpg/440px-Abraj_al_bait_Clock_3.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Largest clock in the world</figcaption></figure> <p>The tallest tower in the complex is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of tallest buildings in Saudi Arabia">tallest building in Saudi Arabia</a>, at 601 meters (1,972 feet) and a total surface area of 32,000 square meters. It is the sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world, surpassing the <a href="/wiki/Ping_An_Finance_Centre" title="Ping An Finance Centre">Ping An Finance Centre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Shenzhen" title="Shenzhen">Shenzhen, China</a> but shorter than the <a href="/wiki/Burj_Khalifa" title="Burj Khalifa">Burj Khalifa</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai, UAE</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Merdeka_118" title="Merdeka 118">Merdeka 118</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur,_Malaysia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia">Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Skytree" title="Tokyo Skytree">Tokyo Skytree</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo,_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokyo, Japan">Tokyo, Japan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Tower" title="Shanghai Tower">Shanghai Tower</a> in <a href="/wiki/Shanghai,_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Shanghai, China">Shanghai, China</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Canton_Tower" title="Canton Tower">Canton Tower</a> in <a href="/wiki/Guangzhou,_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Guangzhou, China">Guangzhou, China</a>. </p><p>The site of the complex is across the piazza to the south from the main entrance (King Abdul-Aziz Gate) to the <a href="/wiki/Masjid_al-Haram" title="Masjid al-Haram">Masjid al Haram mosque</a>, which houses the <a href="/wiki/Kaaba" title="Kaaba">Kaaba</a>. It accommodates worshippers visiting the Kaaba. The tallest tower in the complex also contains a five-star hotel, operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, to help provide lodging for the millions of pilgrims that travel to Mecca annually to participate in the Hajj. </p><p>In addition, The Clock Towers has a five-story shopping mall (The Clock Towers Shopping Center) and a parking garage capable of holding over a thousand vehicles. </p><p>The building was planned to be 734 m (2,408 ft) tall in 2006. In 2009, it was published that the final height would be 601 m (1,972 ft). The complex was built by the Saudi Binladin Group, Saudi Arabia's largest construction company. The façade was constructed by Premiere Composite Technologies, and the clock by German tower clock manufacturer PERROT GmbH & Co. KG Turmuhren und Läuteanlagen. According to the Saudi Ministry of Religious Endowments, the overall project cost US$15 billion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clock">Clock</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Clock_Towers&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Clock" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The project uses clock faces for each side of the main hotel tower. The total height of the clock is 57 m (187 ft), just below the media displays under the clock faces. At 43 m × 43 m (141 ft × 141 ft), these are the largest in the world. The roof of the clock is 450 m (1,480 ft) above the ground, making it the world's most elevated architectural clock. A spire has been added on top of the clock giving it a total height of 601 m (1,972 ft). Behind the clock faces, there is an astronomy exhibition. In the spire base and the iron-covered floors (The Jewel) there is a scientific center that is used to sight the moon at the beginning of the Islamic months, and to operate an atomic clock that controls the tower clock faces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_component_towers">List of component towers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Clock_Towers&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of component towers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tower</th> <th>Height</th> <th>Floors</th> <th>Completion</th> <th>Tenants </th></tr> <tr> <th>The Clock Towers </th> <td>601 m (1,972 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>120<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2012<sup id="cite_ref-skyscraperCenter_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-skyscraperCenter-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fairmont_Hotels_and_Resorts" title="Fairmont Hotels and Resorts">Fairmont</a> Makkah Clock Royal Tower Hotel </td></tr> <tr> <th>Hajar (The mother of Prophet <a href="/wiki/Ishmael" title="Ishmael">Ishmael</a>) </th> <td>279 m (915 ft) </td> <td>58 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6venpick_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Mövenpick Hotel">Mövenpick Hotel</a> & Residences Hajar Tower Makkah </td></tr> <tr> <th>Zamzam (The Holy Well from which the Blessed Water sprang out) </th> <td>279 m (915 ft) </td> <td>58 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pullman_Hotels_and_Resorts" title="Pullman Hotels and Resorts">Pullman</a> ZamZam Makkah Hotel </td></tr> <tr> <th>Maqam Ibrahim (An enshrined rock that is said to contain the footprints of the Prophet <a href="/wiki/Abraham_in_Islam" title="Abraham in Islam">Abraham</a>) </th> <td>232 m (761 ft) </td> <td>61<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swiss%C3%B4tel" title="Swissôtel">Swissôtel</a> al Maqam Makkah </td></tr> <tr> <th>Qibla (The direction of prayer pointing towards the Kaaba in Mecca) </th> <td>232 m (761 ft) </td> <td>61<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>Swissôtel Makkah </td></tr> <tr> <th>Safa (A hill within the Al-Masjid Al-Haram) </th> <td>220 m (720 ft) </td> <td>46 </td> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raffles_Hotels_%26_Resorts" title="Raffles Hotels & Resorts">Raffles</a> Makkah Palace Hotel </td></tr> <tr> <th>Marwah (A hill within the Al-Masjid Al-Haram) </th> <td>220 m (720 ft) </td> <td>46 </td> <td>2008<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Al Marwa Rayhaan by <a href="/wiki/Rotana_Hotels" title="Rotana Hotels">Rotana</a> - Makkah Hotel </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Clock_Towers&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Features" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abraj_al_bait_closeup.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f8/Abraj_al_bait_closeup.jpg/220px-Abraj_al_bait_closeup.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f8/Abraj_al_bait_closeup.jpg/220px-Abraj_al_bait_closeup.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f8/Abraj_al_bait_closeup.jpg/330px-Abraj_al_bait_closeup.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f8/Abraj_al_bait_closeup.jpg/440px-Abraj_al_bait_closeup.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Abraj al Bait's architecture has fine detail</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-left{float:left;clear:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-right{float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-left{float:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-right{float:right;margin-left:1em}}</style><div class="stack mw-stack stack-right"><div><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abraj_al_bait_closeup_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f0/Abraj_al_bait_closeup_2.jpg/170px-Abraj_al_bait_closeup_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2588" data-file-height="3456"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 227px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f0/Abraj_al_bait_closeup_2.jpg/170px-Abraj_al_bait_closeup_2.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="227" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f0/Abraj_al_bait_closeup_2.jpg/255px-Abraj_al_bait_closeup_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f0/Abraj_al_bait_closeup_2.jpg/340px-Abraj_al_bait_closeup_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Abraj al Bait cladding</figcaption></figure></div></div> <p>The building is topped by a four-faced clock, visible from 25 kilometres (16 miles) away. The clock is the highest in the world at over 400 m (1,300 ft) above the ground, surpassing the <a href="/wiki/Rockwell_Automation_Headquarters_and_Allen-Bradley_Clock_Tower" title="Rockwell Automation Headquarters and Allen-Bradley Clock Tower">Allen-Bradley clock tower</a> in <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>. The clock faces are the largest in the world, surpassing the <a href="/wiki/Istanbul_Cevahir" title="Istanbul Cevahir">Cevahir Mall</a> clock in <a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a>. </p><p>Each of the clock's four faces measures 43 m (141 ft) in diameter and are illuminated by 2 million LED lights, with four oriented edges, just above the clock alongside huge Arabic script reading: "<a href="/wiki/Takbir" title="Takbir">God is [the] greatest</a>" on the north and south faces and on the west and east "<a href="/wiki/Shahada" title="Shahada">There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of God.</a>" Four golden domes on pillars on all the corners are also present. The same as the <a href="/wiki/Saudi_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Saudi flag">Saudi flag</a>, fitted at the top of the clock, flash to signal Islam's five-time daily prayers. On special occasions such as new year, 21,000 green and white xenon bulbs and LED lamps during the call to the five prayers times of the day. On special occasions, 40 beacon lights create lighting effects. In addition, strong lasers throw their rays 30 kilometers into the sky. The clock's four faces are covered with 98 million pieces of glass mosaics. The <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Emblem of Saudi Arabia">Saudi coat of arms</a> is displayed at the center of each clock behind the dials. The minute hand is 23 m (75 ft) long, while the hour hand is 18 m (59 ft) long. </p><p>There were reports that the clock would be set to <a href="/wiki/Mecca_Time" title="Mecca Time">Mecca Time</a>, in an attempt to replace the IERS Reference Meridian as the prime meridian for global time keeping, but the clock is set to Arabia Standard Time (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B03:00" title="UTC+03:00">UTC+03:00</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spire">Spire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Clock_Towers&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Spire" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abraj_al_bait_Clock_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/63/Abraj_al_bait_Clock_1.jpg/170px-Abraj_al_bait_Clock_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4608"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 227px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/63/Abraj_al_bait_Clock_1.jpg/170px-Abraj_al_bait_Clock_1.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="227" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/63/Abraj_al_bait_Clock_1.jpg/255px-Abraj_al_bait_Clock_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/63/Abraj_al_bait_Clock_1.jpg/340px-Abraj_al_bait_Clock_1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Abraj al Bait clock and spire</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Comparison_four_face_clocks.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Comparison_four_face_clocks.jpg/220px-Comparison_four_face_clocks.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="1280"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 220px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Comparison_four_face_clocks.jpg/220px-Comparison_four_face_clocks.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="220" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Comparison_four_face_clocks.jpg/330px-Comparison_four_face_clocks.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Comparison_four_face_clocks.jpg/440px-Comparison_four_face_clocks.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Comparison of some notable four-face clocks at the same scale. <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td nowrap style="vertical-align:top;">Top-left:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Life_Insurance_Company_Tower" title="Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower">Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap style="vertical-align:top;">Bottom-left:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen-Bradley_Clock_Tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Allen-Bradley Clock Tower">Allen-Bradley Clock Tower</a> (previous record holder) </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap style="vertical-align:top;">Middle:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait" class="mw-redirect" title="Abraj Al Bait">Abraj Al Bait</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap style="vertical-align:top;">Top-right:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ben" title="Big Ben">Big Ben</a> Clock Tower </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap style="vertical-align:top;">Bottom-right:</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kremlin_Clock" title="Kremlin Clock">Kremlin Clock</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></figcaption></figure> <p>The spire has an eight-story glass-covered base (The Jewel) which belongs to a scientific center having its own small exhibition, another observation deck at 484 m (1,587.93 ft). The highest floor in The Jewel is the Control Tower Floor, which was planned to be used for controlling air traffic in the sky above Mecca (mainly helicopters as airplanes are not allowed near Mecca). However, this was skipped for technical reasons and the future usage is not clear yet. Above from The Jewel the spire has only technical installations for sound, light and other infrastructure and eventually the last viewing deck and the crescent above it. The crescent has two regular floors with living areas and a few service floors and rooms. </p><p>The crescent was constructed in <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a> in April 2011. It is made of fiberglass-backed <a href="/wiki/Mosaic_gold" title="Mosaic gold">mosaic gold</a>, and it weighs up to 35 tonnes. It cost 90 million <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_dirham" title="United Arab Emirates dirham">United Arab Emirates dirhams</a> and took three months to build. </p><p>The minaret and its base have loudspeakers which broadcast prayer calls to a distance of 7 km away and across an area of approximately 160 km<sup>2</sup>. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Incidents">Incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Clock_Towers&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Incidents" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Construction_fires">Construction fires</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Clock_Towers&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Construction fires" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The Clock Towers complex had two fire incidents during construction. The first fire accident was at Hajar Tower on 28 October 2008. It took 400 firefighters to put out the fire, which burned for 10 hours, consuming nine floors of the tower.<sup id="cite_ref-Sheqdar_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheqdar-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to eyewitness reports, the blaze erupted shortly after midnight, and spread rapidly because of wood used for construction stored in the premises. Soon, the entire building was engulfed in smoke. Hospitals were put on high alert, but no injuries were reported. A civil defence spokesman claimed the fire started on the 32nd floor of the Hajar Tower.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second fire struck the Safa Tower on 1 May 2009. No deaths or injuries were reported in the blaze which was quickly contained by Civil Defence. Eyewitnesses said the fire broke out soon after <a href="/wiki/Asr_prayer" title="Asr prayer">Asr prayer</a> while some workers in the building were welding iron rods on wooden scaffoldings. The fire damaged a large part of the under-construction tower. According to Major General Adel Zamzami, director general of Civil Defence in the Mecca province, the fire broke out at the 14th floor and reached up to the 20th floor.<sup id="cite_ref-Sheqdar_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheqdar-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversy">Controversy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Clock_Towers&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Controversy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Destruction_of_early_Islamic_heritage_sites_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia">Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia</a></div> <p>The location chosen for the towers was the historic 18th-century <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman</a> <a href="/wiki/Ajyad_Fortress" title="Ajyad Fortress">Ajyad Fortress</a>, which many locals consider to be a symbol of <a href="/wiki/Arab_Revolt" title="Arab Revolt">Ottoman oppression</a>. The fortress was demolished to make way for the complex.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The development has been criticized by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> for having "transformed a type of architecture that evolved from a dense urban grain of low-rise courtyards and narrow streets into ... an endlessly repeatable pattern for the decoration of standardized [concrete] slab(s)".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Clock_Towers&action=edit&section=9" 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Abraj_Al_Bait_Tower.jpg/90px-Abraj_Al_Bait_Tower.jpg" data-alt="Abraj al Bait Tower from Haram Piaza" data-width="90" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Abraj_Al_Bait_Tower.jpg/135px-Abraj_Al_Bait_Tower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Abraj_Al_Bait_Tower.jpg/180px-Abraj_Al_Bait_Tower.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Abraj al Bait Tower from Haram Piaza</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clock_Tower_Makkah.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Clock Face on a sunny day"><noscript><img alt="Clock Face on a sunny day" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Clock_Tower_Makkah.jpg/89px-Clock_Tower_Makkah.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1384" data-file-height="1854"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 89px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Clock_Tower_Makkah.jpg/89px-Clock_Tower_Makkah.jpg" data-alt="Clock Face on a sunny day" data-width="89" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Clock_Tower_Makkah.jpg/134px-Clock_Tower_Makkah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Clock_Tower_Makkah.jpg/179px-Clock_Tower_Makkah.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Clock Face on a sunny day</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Makkah_Clock_Tower.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Abraj al Bait Tower from Haram Courtyard"><noscript><img alt="Abraj al Bait Tower from Haram Courtyard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Makkah_Clock_Tower.jpg/90px-Makkah_Clock_Tower.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 90px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Makkah_Clock_Tower.jpg/90px-Makkah_Clock_Tower.jpg" data-alt="Abraj al Bait Tower from Haram Courtyard" data-width="90" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Makkah_Clock_Tower.jpg/135px-Makkah_Clock_Tower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Makkah_Clock_Tower.jpg/180px-Makkah_Clock_Tower.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Abraj al Bait Tower from Haram Courtyard</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_early_morning.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Clock Tower in early morning"><noscript><img alt="Clock Tower in early morning" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_early_morning.jpg/90px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_early_morning.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 90px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_early_morning.jpg/90px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_early_morning.jpg" data-alt="Clock Tower in early morning" data-width="90" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_early_morning.jpg/135px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_early_morning.jpg 1.5x, 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data-alt="Clock Tower in the evening" data-width="90" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2e/Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_morning.jpg/134px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_morning.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2e/Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_morning.jpg/179px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_in_morning.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Clock Tower in the evening</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clock_Tower_Makkah_from_Marwa.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Clock Tower as seen from Mount Marwa"><noscript><img alt="Clock Tower as seen from Mount Marwa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/30/Clock_Tower_Makkah_from_Marwa.jpg/120px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_from_Marwa.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4433" data-file-height="3325"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/30/Clock_Tower_Makkah_from_Marwa.jpg/120px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_from_Marwa.jpg" data-alt="Clock Tower as seen from Mount Marwa" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/30/Clock_Tower_Makkah_from_Marwa.jpg/180px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_from_Marwa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/30/Clock_Tower_Makkah_from_Marwa.jpg/240px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_from_Marwa.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Clock Tower as seen from Mount Marwa</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clock_Tower_Makkah_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Abraj al Bait from another angle"><noscript><img alt="Abraj al Bait from another angle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/86/Clock_Tower_Makkah_2.jpg/120px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/86/Clock_Tower_Makkah_2.jpg/120px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_2.jpg" data-alt="Abraj al Bait from another angle" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/86/Clock_Tower_Makkah_2.jpg/180px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/86/Clock_Tower_Makkah_2.jpg/240px-Clock_Tower_Makkah_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Abraj al Bait from another angle</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Haram_Piaza.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Clock Tower as seen from Haram King Abdullah Expansion"><noscript><img alt="Clock Tower as seen from Haram King Abdullah Expansion" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/67/Haram_Piaza.jpg/120px-Haram_Piaza.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/67/Haram_Piaza.jpg/120px-Haram_Piaza.jpg" data-alt="Clock Tower as seen from Haram King Abdullah Expansion" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/67/Haram_Piaza.jpg/180px-Haram_Piaza.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/67/Haram_Piaza.jpg/240px-Haram_Piaza.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Clock Tower as seen from Haram King Abdullah Expansion</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Overlooking_Clock_Tower.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Clock Tower looking tall."><noscript><img alt="Clock Tower looking tall." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a7/Overlooking_Clock_Tower.jpg/120px-Overlooking_Clock_Tower.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a7/Overlooking_Clock_Tower.jpg/120px-Overlooking_Clock_Tower.jpg" data-alt="Clock Tower looking tall." data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a7/Overlooking_Clock_Tower.jpg/180px-Overlooking_Clock_Tower.jpg 1.5x, 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data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/Abraj_Al_Bait_Towers.jpg/135px-Abraj_Al_Bait_Towers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/Abraj_Al_Bait_Towers.jpg/180px-Abraj_Al_Bait_Towers.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Clock Tower at dawn</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%A3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Clock Tower at night"><noscript><img alt="Clock Tower at night" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%A3.jpg/120px-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%A3.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5184" 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data-timestamp="1731702694"> <span>Last edited on 15 November 2024, at 20:31</span> </span> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon-size-small minerva-icon--expand"></span> </div> </a> <div class="post-content footer-content"> <div id='mw-data-after-content'> <div class="read-more-container"></div> </div> <div id="p-lang"> <h4>Languages</h4> <section> <ul id="p-variants" class="minerva-languages"></ul> <ul class="minerva-languages"><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al-Bait-toring" title="Abraj Al-Bait-toring – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Abraj Al-Bait-toring" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9" title="أبراج الساعة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أبراج الساعة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Abraj Al Bait – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C6%8Fbr%C9%99c_%C6%8Flbeyt_Q%C3%BCll%C9%99l%C9%99ri" title="Əbrəc Əlbeyt Qüllələri – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Əbrəc Əlbeyt Qüllələri" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4" title="আবরাজুল বাইত – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="আবরাজুল বাইত" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82" title="Абрадж аль-Бейт – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Абрадж аль-Бейт" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82" title="Абрадж ал-Бейт – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Абрадж ал-Бейт" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al-Bait" title="Abraj Al-Bait – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Abraj Al-Bait" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abr%C3%A1d%C5%BE_Al-Bajt" title="Abrádž Al-Bajt – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Abrádž Al-Bajt" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Abraj Al Bait – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al-Bait" title="Abraj Al-Bait – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Abraj Al-Bait" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al-Bait" title="Abraj Al-Bait – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Abraj Al-Bait" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turoj_Abra%C4%9D_al-Bajt" title="Turoj Abraĝ al-Bajt – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Turoj Abraĝ al-Bajt" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait_dorreak" title="Abraj Al Bait dorreak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Abraj Al Bait dorreak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AA" title="ابراج البیت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ابراج البیت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait_Towers" title="Abraj Al Bait Towers – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Abraj Al Bait Towers" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EB%B8%8C%EB%9D%BC%EC%A6%88_%EC%95%8C_%EB%B0%94%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8" title="아브라즈 알 바이트 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="아브라즈 알 바이트" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Abraj Al Bait – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%A2%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BB_%D5%A1%D5%AC-%D4%B2%D5%A5%D5%B5%D5%A9" title="Աբրաջ ալ-Բեյթ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Աբրաջ ալ-Բեյթ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="अब्राज अल बेयत टावर्स – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अब्राज अल बेयत टावर्स" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrad%C5%BE_al-Bait" title="Abradž al-Bait – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Abradž al-Bait" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menara_Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Menara Abraj Al Bait – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Menara Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Abraj Al Bait – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%92%27_%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA" title="אבראג' אל-בית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אבראג' אל-בית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menara_Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Menara Abraj Al Bait – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Menara Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6_%D3%99%D0%BB-%D0%91%D3%99%D0%B9%D1%82" title="Абраж әл-Бәйт – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Абраж әл-Бәйт" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abr%C3%A1dzs_al-Bajt" title="Abrádzs al-Bajt – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Abrádzs al-Bajt" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="अब्राज अल बेयत टावर्स – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="अब्राज अल बेयत टावर्स" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%85%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%BC" title="അബ്രാജ് അൽ ബൈത് ടവർ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="അബ്രാജ് അൽ ബൈത് ടവർ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A4" title="अब्राज अल बैत – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="अब्राज अल बैत" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA" title="ابراج البيت – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ابراج البيت" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menara_Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Menara Abraj Al Bait – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Menara Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait-toren" title="Abraj Al Bait-toren – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Abraj Al Bait-toren" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" title="アブラージュ・アル・ベイト・タワーズ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アブラージュ・アル・ベイト・タワーズ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Abraj Al Bait – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_al_Bayt" title="Abraj al Bayt – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Abraj al Bayt" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AA" title="ابراج البیت – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ابراج البیت" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA" title="ابراج البيت – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="ابراج البيت" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrad%C5%BC_al-Bajt" title="Abradż al-Bajt – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Abradż al-Bajt" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Abraj Al Bait – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82" title="Абрадж аль-Бейт – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Абрадж аль-Бейт" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Abraj Al Bait – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulla_e_Sahatit_n%C3%AB_Mek%C3%AB" title="Kulla e Sahatit në Mekë – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Kulla e Sahatit në Mekë" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait" title="Abraj Al Bait – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Abraj Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abr%C3%A1d%C5%BE_al-Bajt" title="Abrádž al-Bajt – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Abrádž al-Bajt" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrad%C5%BE_Al_Bait" title="Abradž Al Bait – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Abradž Al Bait" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait_Towers" title="Abraj Al Bait Towers – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Abraj Al Bait Towers" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_al-Bayt" title="Abraj al-Bayt – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Abraj al-Bayt" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="அப்ராஜ் அல் பைத் கோபுரம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="அப்ராஜ் அல் பைத் கோபுரம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a 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