Makkah Within Fifteen Minutes
Figure · 19 September 2026 edition
5 of Makkah's 12 designated ownership zones are within fifteen minutes' walk of the Grand Mosque. Walking time here is a minimum: the straight line from a zone's nearest boundary point to the Grand Mosque, walked at 1.2 metres a second. Streets only add distance, so a zone that misses a band here cannot make it on foot.
Updated 19 September 2026
Makkah, north up, with 12 designated zones drawn. You can zoom in. The table below the figure lists every zone.
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Makkah Within Fifteen Minutes · 5 zones, drawn on their published boundaries2026-09-19 edition
- Within an hour on foot
- Beyond an hour on foot
- Residential building only
- Sacred precinct, signposted
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- Precinct crossing, signposted
- Landmarks, with airports and stations
- Rings: minutes, then kilometres
- the Grand Mosque
Walking time here is a minimum: the straight line from a zone's nearest boundary point to the Grand Mosque, walked at 1.2 metres a second. Streets only add distance, so a zone that misses a band here cannot make it on foot.
Zone boundaries published by the Saudi Properties portal, retrieved 19 Sep 2026, simplified to 10 m for drawing; distances are measured on the full boundary, and the rings are straight-line distance at 1.2 m/s, a floor on the walk. Sacred precinct: drawn through the 29 signposted crossings, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0; the line between them is ours and is not a survey.
Boundaries: Saudi Properties portal, 19 Sep 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Drawing © Zullfa.
The figure’s data as a table
| Zone | Register code | On the register | Area | Nearest edge | Farthest edge | On foot, at least | What may be built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burj Ajyad | L197 | Ajyad tower · برج أجياد | 0.6 ha | 310 m | 430 m | 5–6 min | All six property uses |
| Abraj Makkah | L1048 | Makkah Towre Building · أبراج مكة | 1.3 ha | 320 m | 510 m | 5–6 min | All six property uses |
| Jabal Omar | L008 | Jabal Omar · جبل عمر | 24 ha | 450 m | 920 m | 7–8 min | All six property uses |
| King Salman Gate | L062 | Rou’a Al Haram Al Makki · بوابة الملك سلمان | 96 ha | 690 m | 1.7 km | 10–12 min | All six property uses |
| Masar | L051 | Masar · مسار | 1.4 km² | 820 m | 4.6 km | 12–14 min | All six property uses |
| Makkah Zone 2 | L056 | Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (2) · مكة المكرمة – منطقة (2) | 69 ha | 1.3 km | 2.7 km | 18–22 min | All six property uses |
| Thakher Makkah | L052 | Thakher Makkah · ذاخر مكة | 30 ha | 2.0 km | 3.0 km | 28–33 min | Residential building only |
| Makkah Zone 1 | L055 | Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (1) · مكة المكرمة – منطقة (1) | 70 ha | 2.4 km | 3.9 km | 35–41 min | All six property uses |
| Makkah Zone 3 | L337 | Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (3) · مكة المكرمة – منطقة (3) | 1.3 km² | 3.7 km | 5.4 km | 52–62 min | All six property uses |
| Tilal Village | L360 | Tilal Village · تلال فيليج | 34 ha | 6.4 km | 7.2 km | Beyond walking distance | All six property uses |
| Al-Manar | L053 | ALMANAR · المنار | 57 ha | 14.6 km | 15.9 km | Beyond walking distance | All six property uses |
| Dahiyat Sumou | L054 | Sumou suburb · ضاحية سمو | 1.7 km² | 16.7 km | 18.7 km | Beyond walking distance | All six property uses |
29 signposted crossings of the Makkah sacred precinct are drawn on this figure, 5.5 km to 21.3 km from the Grand Mosque. The sacred precinct is drawn on this figure as a line, for orientation. It runs through the 29 signposted crossings, taken in bearing order from the Grand Mosque; the signs are real objects and the line between them is ours. Nothing on this site is measured from it, and it decides nothing about ownership: the precinct and the designated zones are two different lines. Where it matters where the boundary runs, the signs on the ground are the authority. Zone boundaries: Saudi Properties portal, retrieved 19 Sep 2026, simplified to 10 m for drawing. Roads, rail, stations, landmarks and precinct signage: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0, retrieved 19 Sep 2026. Drawing © Zullfa, zullfa.com.
What can foreigners buy within fifteen minutes' walk of the Haram?
- Makkah zones within fifteen minutes on foot
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- Which Makkah zones are within fifteen minutes
- Burj Ajyad, Abraj Makkah, Jabal Omar, King Salman Gate and Masar
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Citation
Makkah Within Fifteen Minutes, Zullfa, 2026-09-19 edition. https://zullfa.com/figures/makkah-within-15-minutes
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Where do these numbers come from?
From the full boundary the Saudi Properties portal publishes, retrieved 2026-09-19, measured from the point nearest the Grand Mosque and walked at 1.2 and 1.0 metres a second, so each walk is a floor.
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Sources
Saudi Properties portal — zone boundaries
Zone areas and distances on this site come from the boundaries the Saudi Properties portal publishes for each zone; a distance is the straight line from the nearest point of that boundary to the Grand Mosque or the Prophet's Mosque, so the walk is always longer.FHWA — Capacity Analysis of Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities (FHWA-HRT-98-107) · 1 Feb 1998
The US Federal Highway Administration's pedestrian capacity study recommends a walking speed of 1.2 metres per second for most conditions, and 1.0 metres per second where more than a fifth of the people using a facility are aged 65 or over.Saudi Properties portal — zones · 23 Jun 2026
The official interactive map of designated zones is published on the Saudi Properties portal at saudiproperties.rega.gov.sa/zones.
Where each fact above comes from, with the source’s own date where it gives one.