The construction of an underground city for the pilgrims of Karbala is about to be completed

According to the report of the International Economy Group of Fars News Agency, Hossein Reza Mehdi, the head of the engineering and technical projects department of Astan Muqaddas Hosseini, announced in an interview with the official newspaper “Al-Sabah” that the construction of a complete underground city with a capacity of one million pilgrims is about to be completed.

This technical official of Astan emphasized: The development project of Motahar Hosseini Shrine is the first development project that was implemented in an area of ​​half a million square meters in order to be able to receive one million pilgrims at the same time.

Mehdi pointed out that the administration of Astan Muqaddas Hosseini has been faced with a lack of capacity for the huge number of pilgrims, and said: In ceremonies such as Arafah or Friday nights and the days of the holy month of Ramadan, the number of pilgrims reaches several million people. In addition to the ceremonies related to Shabaniyah and Arbaeen, the number of pilgrims is over 20 million people.

He stated that Astan Hosseini with an area of ​​15,000 square meters does not have the capacity for a large number of pilgrims, and said: Therefore, the decision has been made to expand the courtyard to half a million square meters, which is 33 times its current size, so that it can host one million pilgrims at the same time. be

This engineering official of Astan Muqaddas Hosseini stated that the development project of the shrine has been started since 2010 by the order of Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Al-Karbalai, the Shariah custodian of Astan Muqaddas, and said: This plan included two stages; First, drawing for this project, which includes buildings, facilities, roads, tunnels, museums, schools, seminaries, and kindergartens.

He added: The second stage was the acquisition of properties adjacent to the shrine, including hotels, shops, and houses, in order to prepare enough land for the establishment of this complete underground city.

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