8,000 workers distribute food daily, consisting of water, dates, juice, cake, and pastries.
Al-Kiyadi added that 10,000 covers, each 12 meters long, were laid out in the courtyards of the mosque.
RIYADH: In the first third of Ramadan, one million iftar portions were distributed to visitors of the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
According to the Saudi Press Agency, a number of charitable organizations and several government agencies joined forces to provide the food.
The head of the courtyards of the Grand Mosque, Musa bin Muhammad Al-Kiyadi, explained that 100 workers were hired to supervise the iftar in the courtyards of the mosque.
8,000 workers distribute food daily, consisting of water, dates, juice, cake, and pastries.
Al-Kiyadi added that 10,000 covers, each 12 meters long, were laid out in the courtyards of the mosque.
About 67 charitable organizations were involved in providing the meals, and the spreads were laid out in coordination with security authorities, taking into account the pathways and their capacity in terms of pedestrian traffic, service vehicles, and scooters.