The evaluation of pedestrian facilities on hajj crowd between Arafat and Muzdalifah pedestrian street

Kadi, Sadeq and Abdullah, Alias and Bachok, Syahriah (2021) The evaluation of pedestrian facilities on hajj crowd between Arafat and Muzdalifah pedestrian street. PLANNING MALAYSIA: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 15 (9). pp. 169-179. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945

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Abstract

Makkah is the holy city of Muslims which is located in the southwest of Saudi Arabia. It is the being visited by pilgrims from all nationalities every year for the annual Islamic Pilgrimage (Hajj). Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam which is the largest annual religious pilgrimage event in the world. The Hajj management authority specifies that the current pilgrimage’s performance is challenging due to the increase of pilgrims every year. Pedestrian conflicts and uncomfortable walking environment are the crucial issues that have been identified, which are due to insufficient pedestrian facilities. Hence, this paper presents the pedestrian facilities assessment between Arafat to Muzdalifah road. The objectives of the study are to determine the available pedestrian facilities for pilgrimage from Arafat to Muzdalifah, and to suggest the suitable solution for pedestrian facilities in every 5 minutes walks. Meanwhile, qualitative methods of site inventory and observation were applied to gather the related data on the selected study area. Possible pedestrian facilities design is suggested for the purpose of future Hajj improvement.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pilgrims, Hajj, crowd, pedestrian facilities
Subjects:	BPG Islamic geography > BPG80 Islam and tourism. Sustainable tourism T Technology > TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements T Technology > TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements > TE177 Roadside development. Landscaping T Technology > TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements > TE279 Streets T Technology > TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements > TE279.5 Pedestrial facilities. sidewalks.footpaths.flagging.curbs.curbstones
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Depositing User:	Syahriah Bachok
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2022 08:33
Last Modified:	02 Mar 2022 08:33
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/96984

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