Al-Jamarat Bridge (Makkah)

Saudi Arabia / Makkah / Mecca / Makkah
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The Jamarat Bridge (transliterated: Jisr al-Jamart) is a pedestrian bridge in Mina, Saudi Arabia near Mecca used by Muslims during the stoning of the devil ritual of the Hajj.

The bridge was originally constructed in 1963, and has been expanded since then. The purpose of the bridge is to enable pilgrims to throw stones at the three jamrah pillars from either the ground or the bridge. The pillars extend up through three openings in the bridge.

Stones thrown from the upper level fall through to the ground below. Until 2006 the bridge had a single tier (ie. a ground level with one bridge level above). Following the January 2006 Hajj, construction began on a multi-level bridge.

At certain times, over a million people may gather in the area of the bridge, which has sometimes led to fatal accidents.

Jamarat is the plural of jamrah which is the Arabic term for each of the pillars involved in the stoning ritual. It literally means a small piece of stone or a pebble



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Coordinates:   21°25'17"N   39°52'18"E

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