The Haram Minute

Seven of the 22 designated zones start within fifteen minutes' walk of their mosque, five in Makkah (Burj Ajyad, Abraj Makkah, Jabal Omar, King Salman Gate and Masar) and two in Madinah (Rua Al-Madinah and Madinah Zone 1). Eight start more than an hour's walk away, and the farthest, Dahiyat Sumou, is 16.7 km from the Grand Mosque.

Every zone, nearest firstHow it is worked out

Every zone, nearest first

Makkah

Each walk is the least it can take, from the zone’s nearest edge to the Grand Mosque at the published pace. Any route on foot takes longer.

  1. Burj Ajyad برج أجياد 5–6 min none listed
  2. Abraj Makkah أبراج مكة 5–6 min none listed
  3. Jabal Omar جبل عمر 7–8 min 1 project
  4. King Salman Gate بوابة الملك سلمان 10–12 min 1 project
  5. Masar مسار 12–14 min 4 projects
  6. Makkah Zone 2 مكة المكرمة – منطقة (2) 18–22 min none listed
  7. Thakher Makkah ذاخر مكة 28–33 min 1 project
  8. Makkah Zone 1 مكة المكرمة – منطقة (1) 35–41 min none listed
  9. Makkah Zone 3 مكة المكرمة – منطقة (3) 52–62 min none listed
  10. Tilal Village تلال فيليج 6.4 km, too far to walk none listed
  11. Al-Manar المنار 14.6 km, too far to walk 1 project
  12. Dahiyat Sumou ضاحية سمو 16.7 km, too far to walk none listed

Madinah

Each walk is the least it can take, from the zone’s nearest edge to the Prophet's Mosque at the published pace. Any route on foot takes longer.

  1. Rua Al-Madinah رؤى المدينة 10–11 min 1 project
  2. Madinah Zone 1 المدينة المنورة – منطقة (1) 10–12 min none listed
  3. Downtown Madinah داون تاون المدينة 42–51 min none listed
  4. Madinah Zone 2 المدينة المنورة – منطقة (2) 44–53 min none listed
  5. Darat Al-Hijra دار الهجرة 44–53 min 1 project
  6. Knowledge Economic City مدينة المعرفة الاقتصادية 4.8 km, too far to walk 1 project
  7. Al-Mahwa المهوى 8.3 km, too far to walk none listed
  8. Mishraf مشراف 8.9 km, too far to walk none listed
  9. Al-Ghurra الغرة 10.8 km, too far to walk none listed
  10. Diyar Al-Maqar ديار المقر 12.4 km, too far to walk none listed

Where the zones are

Both cities on the same square and at the same scale, so the two compare. Each opens on the ground around its mosque and zooms out to the whole city, with the roads, the Haramain line and, in Makkah, the 29 signposted crossings of the sacred precinct.

zullfa.com · 2026-09-195 min15 min30 min60 min90 min10 km15 km20 kmThe sacred precinct (haram), drawn for orientation. It is not a survey, and nothing here is measured from it.Burj Ajyad — L197 · Ajyad tower — 0.6 ha, 310 m to 430 m from the Grand MosqueAbraj Makkah — L1048 · Makkah Towre Building — 1.3 ha, 320 m to 510 m from the Grand MosqueJabal Omar — L008 — 24 ha, 450 m to 920 m from the Grand MosqueKing Salman Gate — L062 · Rou’a Al Haram Al Makki — 96 ha, 690 m to 1.7 km from the Grand MosqueMasar — L051 — 1.4 km², 820 m to 4.6 km from the Grand MosqueMakkah Zone 2 — L056 · Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (2) — 69 ha, 1.3 km to 2.7 km from the Grand MosqueThakher Makkah — L052 — 30 ha, 2.0 km to 3.0 km from the Grand Mosque; residential building onlyMakkah Zone 1 — L055 · Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (1) — 70 ha, 2.4 km to 3.9 km from the Grand MosqueMakkah Zone 3 — L337 · Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (3) — 1.3 km², 3.7 km to 5.4 km from the Grand MosqueTilal Village — L360 — 34 ha, 6.4 km to 7.2 km from the Grand MosqueAl-Manar — L053 · ALMANAR — 57 ha, 14.6 km to 15.9 km from the Grand MosqueDahiyat Sumou — L054 · Sumou suburb — 1.7 km², 16.7 km to 18.7 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Al Ukayshiyah — 11.8 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - southwest — 16.7 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - southwest — 17.4 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Al Laith Road — 20 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - HHR — 20.6 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Jeddah-Makkah Expressway — 21.3 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Old Jeddah Road — 18.4 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - North — 11.4 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Al Fayhaa — 8.7 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - At Tanim — 6.8 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - At Tanim — 5.5 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Bashm — 6.7 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - North — 7.2 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - North — 10 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - North — 10.3 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - North — 12.1 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Ash Sharai — 14 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Ash Sharai — 13.8 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Ash Sharai — 13.7 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Ash Sharai — 13.8 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Ash Sharai — 13.9 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Ash Sharai — 14.1 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Ash Sharai — 14.3 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Ash Sharai — 14.6 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Umar Qadi Street — 14.6 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Arafat — 15.4 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Arafat — 15.3 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Al Awaly-Taif Road — 14.8 km from the Grand MosqueAl Haram boundary - Al Husayniyah — 12.1 km from the Grand MosqueThe Clock Towers — 0.4 km from the Grand MosqueHaramain High Speed Railway - Makkah — 3.9 km from the Grand MosqueJabal an Nur — 5.2 km from the Grand MosqueJabal Thawr — 5.6 km from the Grand MosqueUmm Al Qura University / Girls Campus — 13.6 km from the Grand MosqueMosque Namirah — 16.4 km from the Grand MosqueJabal ar Rahmah — 18 km from the Grand MosqueMashaer metro — 9.4 km from the Grand MosqueBurj AjyadAbraj MakkahJabal OmarKing Salman GateMasarMakkah Zone 2Thakher MakkahMakkah Zone 1Makkah Zone 3Tilal VillageAl-ManarDahiyat SumouThe Clock TowersHaramain stationJabal an-NurJabal ThawrUmm Al-Qura UniversityNamirah MosqueJabal ar-RahmahMashaer line · 9 stationsthe Grand Mosque

The Makkah Zone Plate · the 4 km around the Grand Mosque2026-09-19 edition

  • Within an hour on foot
  • Beyond an hour on foot
  • Residential building only
  • Sacred precinct, signposted

Boundaries: Saudi Properties portal, 19 Sep 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Drawing © Zullfa.

zullfa.com · 2026-09-195 min15 min30 min60 min90 min10 km15 km20 kmThe sacred precinct (haram), drawn for orientation. It is not a survey, and nothing here is measured from it.Rua Al-Madinah — L048 · Rua Al Madinah — 1.4 km², 650 m to 1.8 km from the Prophet's Mosque; residential building onlyMadinah Zone 1 — L354 · Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah – Zone (1) — 59 ha, 710 m to 1.7 km from the Prophet's MosqueDowntown Madinah — L200 — 41 ha, 3.0 km to 4.2 km from the Prophet's MosqueMadinah Zone 2 — L300 · Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah – Zone (2) — 58 ha, 3.1 km to 4.4 km from the Prophet's MosqueDarat Al-Hijra — L011 · Dar Al Hijrah — 1.1 km², 3.2 km to 5.1 km from the Prophet's MosqueKnowledge Economic City — L023 — 6.8 km², 4.8 km to 9.2 km from the Prophet's MosqueAl-Mahwa — L316 — 30 ha, 8.3 km to 9.1 km from the Prophet's MosqueMishraf — L211 — 47 ha, 8.9 km to 9.7 km from the Prophet's MosqueAl-Ghurra — L311 · Al-Ghurrah — 2.4 km², 10.8 km to 13.3 km from the Prophet's MosqueDiyar Al-Maqar — L312 · Diyar Al-Muqarr — 19 ha, 12.4 km to 13.0 km from the Prophet's MosqueMasjid Al Minartayn — 2.2 km from the Prophet's MosqueQuba' — 2.9 km from the Prophet's MosqueAl Qiblatayn — 3.7 km from the Prophet's MosqueJabal Uhud — 6.1 km from the Prophet's MosqueDhu Al Hulayfah — 6.7 km from the Prophet's MosqueHaramain High Speed Railway - Madinah — 9 km from the Prophet's MosqueMiqat Dhul Hulaifah — 9.2 km from the Prophet's MosqueUniversity of Prince Mugrin (UPM) — 10.1 km from the Prophet's MosqueJabal `Ayr — 10.9 km from the Prophet's MosquePrince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport — 13.8 km from the Prophet's MosqueMuhit Station — 14.7 km from the Prophet's MosqueJabal Umm Salamah — 17.5 km from the Prophet's Mosquegraveyard of the martyr — 4 km from the Prophet's MosqueIslamic University of Madinah — 5.5 km from the Prophet's MosqueTaibah University — 7.6 km from the Prophet's MosqueRua Al-MadinahMadinah Zone 1Downtown MadinahMadinah Zone 2Darat Al-HijraKnowledge Economic CityAl-MahwaMishrafAl-GhurraDiyar Al-MaqarMinartayn MosqueQuba'Al-QiblataynJabal UhudDhu Al-HulayfahHaramain stationMiqat Dhul HulaifahUniversity of Prince MugrinJabal ’AyrMadinah airportMuhit StationJabal Umm SalamahUhud martyrs' cemeteryIslamic University of MadinahTaibah Universitythe Prophet's Mosque

The Madinah Zone Plate · the 4 km around the Prophet's Mosque2026-09-19 edition

  • Within an hour on foot
  • Beyond an hour on foot
  • Residential building only
  • Sacred precinct, approximate

Boundaries: Saudi Properties portal, 19 Sep 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. Drawing © Zullfa.

Designated does not mean near the Haram

Of the 22 zones the portal maps in the two cities, 14 start within an hour on foot of their mosque. The nearest and the farthest are equally designated: the word says who may own there and nothing about how long the walk to the mosque takes.

  1. ▪Burj AjyadL197 · Makkah310 m – 430 m5–6 min
  2. ▪Abraj MakkahL1048 · Makkah320 m – 510 m5–6 min
  3. ▪Jabal OmarL008 · Makkah450 m – 920 m7–8 min
  4. ▪Rua Al-MadinahL048 · Madinah650 m – 1.8 km10–11 min
  5. ▪King Salman GateL062 · Makkah690 m – 1.7 km10–12 min
  6. ▪Madinah Zone 1L354 · Madinah710 m – 1.7 km10–12 min
  7. ▪MasarL051 · Makkah820 m – 4.6 km12–14 min
  8. ▪Makkah Zone 2L056 · Makkah1.3 km – 2.7 km18–22 min
  9. ▪Thakher MakkahL052 · Makkah2.0 km – 3.0 km28–33 min
  10. Makkah Zone 1L055 · Makkah2.4 km – 3.9 km35–41 min
  11. Downtown MadinahL200 · Madinah3.0 km – 4.2 km42–51 min
  12. Madinah Zone 2L300 · Madinah3.1 km – 4.4 km44–53 min
  13. Darat Al-HijraL011 · Madinah3.2 km – 5.1 km44–53 min
  14. Makkah Zone 3L337 · Makkah3.7 km – 5.4 km52–62 min
  15. Knowledge Economic CityL023 · Madinah4.8 km – 9.2 kmtoo far to walk
  16. Tilal VillageL360 · Makkah6.4 km – 7.2 kmtoo far to walk
  17. Al-MahwaL316 · Madinah8.3 km – 9.1 kmtoo far to walk
  18. MishrafL211 · Madinah8.9 km – 9.7 kmtoo far to walk
  19. Al-GhurraL311 · Madinah10.8 km – 13.3 kmtoo far to walk
  20. Diyar Al-MaqarL312 · Madinah12.4 km – 13.0 kmtoo far to walk
  21. Al-ManarL053 · Makkah14.6 km – 15.9 kmtoo far to walk
  22. Dahiyat SumouL054 · Makkah16.7 km – 18.7 kmtoo far to walk

Each bar runs from the zone's nearest boundary point to its farthest, measured to its own mosque; the upright tick is its centre of area, drawn only where the bar is long enough to carry one; for a ring-shaped or multi-part zone that centre is not itself inside the zone. The last column is the walk to the nearest edge, at least; where the zone's far edge is beyond the hour the bar is drawn in blue and the figure is set in grey. The shaded band at the left is the span the plate above covers, and the code before each name is the register's own. Rows marked ▪ are drawn on the plate.

Boundaries published by the Saudi Properties portal, retrieved 19 Sep 2026. Distances are straight lines measured on the full boundary; walking times at 1.2 and 1.0 m/s. Drawing © Zullfa, zullfa.com.

The register's codes and names, with each zone's farthest edge
ZoneCityNearest edgeFarthest edgeThe walk, at least
Burj AjyadL197 · Ajyad tower · برج أجيادMakkah310 m430 m5–6 min
Abraj MakkahL1048 · Makkah Towre Building · أبراج مكةMakkah320 m510 m5–6 min
Jabal OmarL008 · جبل عمرMakkah450 m920 m7–8 min
Rua Al-MadinahL048 · Rua Al Madinah · رؤى المدينةMadinah650 m1.8 km10–11 min
King Salman GateL062 · Rou’a Al Haram Al Makki · بوابة الملك سلمانMakkah690 m1.7 km10–12 min
Madinah Zone 1L354 · Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah – Zone (1) · المدينة المنورة – منطقة (1)Madinah710 m1.7 km10–12 min
MasarL051 · مسارMakkah820 m4.6 km12–14 min
Makkah Zone 2L056 · Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (2) · مكة المكرمة – منطقة (2)Makkah1.3 km2.7 km18–22 min
Thakher MakkahL052 · ذاخر مكةMakkah2.0 km3.0 km28–33 min
Makkah Zone 1L055 · Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (1) · مكة المكرمة – منطقة (1)Makkah2.4 km3.9 km35–41 min
Downtown MadinahL200 · داون تاون المدينةMadinah3.0 km4.2 km42–51 min
Madinah Zone 2L300 · Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah – Zone (2) · المدينة المنورة – منطقة (2)Madinah3.1 km4.4 km44–53 min
Darat Al-HijraL011 · Dar Al Hijrah · دار الهجرةMadinah3.2 km5.1 km44–53 min
Makkah Zone 3L337 · Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (3) · مكة المكرمة – منطقة (3)Makkah3.7 km5.4 km52–62 min
Knowledge Economic CityL023 · مدينة المعرفة الاقتصاديةMadinah4.8 km9.2 kmtoo far to walk
Tilal VillageL360 · تلال فيليجMakkah6.4 km7.2 kmtoo far to walk
Al-MahwaL316 · المهوىMadinah8.3 km9.1 kmtoo far to walk
MishrafL211 · مشرافMadinah8.9 km9.7 kmtoo far to walk
Al-GhurraL311 · Al-Ghurrah · الغرةMadinah10.8 km13.3 kmtoo far to walk
Diyar Al-MaqarL312 · Diyar Al-Muqarr · ديار المقرMadinah12.4 km13.0 kmtoo far to walk
Al-ManarL053 · ALMANAR · المنارMakkah14.6 km15.9 kmtoo far to walk
Dahiyat SumouL054 · Sumou suburb · ضاحية سموMakkah16.7 km18.7 kmtoo far to walk

How it is worked out

The portal publishes a boundary for every zone. We take its nearest point to the mosque and measure the straight line, then walk it at the two speeds in the US Federal Highway Administration's pedestrian study: 1.2 metres a second, and 1.0 metres a second where many of the people on foot are older, as on both approaches most days. It is one division, and anyone can repeat it.

Past 60 minutes we stop calling it a walk and give the distance instead.

Why the walk is a floor

A detour factor would give a route time that looks precise and is a guess, because we do not hold the street network, which gate you would use or how crowded a Friday is. No route between two points is shorter than the straight line between them, so the floor it gives is a figure about the walk that no route can undercut.

That also makes it a check on a brochure. Where a developer publishes its own walking time, the project page puts the two side by side, and if the brochure says five minutes where the geometry says at least eleven, the brochure is measuring from somewhere else.

What it leaves out

  • The route. Nobody walks through a city in a straight line.
  • The building. It is measured from a zone's boundary, because the portal publishes zone boundaries and no project's position.
  • The conditions on the day. Crowds, gradient, heat and closed gates can only make the walk longer.
  • The last stretch. It runs to the mosque and stops short of the Kaaba or the Rawdah.

Questions buyers ask

Or ask us, and our assistant answers from the same sources.

How far is the nearest designated zone from the Grand Mosque?

Burj Ajyad in Makkah is the nearest: its boundary is 310 m from the Grand Mosque in a straight line, which is at least 5 to 6 minutes on foot.

Are all the designated zones near the Haram?

No. Eight of the 22 start more than an hour’s walk from their mosque. Designation decides who may own in a zone and says nothing about how near it is.

How is the Haram Minute calculated?

It is the straight-line distance from each zone boundary the Saudi Properties portal publishes, divided by the two walking speeds in the US Federal Highway Administration pedestrian capacity study: 1.2 metres a second, and 1.0 metres a second where many pedestrians are older. A walk is never shorter than a straight line, so the result is the least the walk can take.

The data

Quote the figures with a link. Every zone page carries its own walk, and the downloads below hold the boundaries and the distances with their source.

Sources

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Saudi Properties portal — zone boundaries
    A designated zone is not necessarily near the mosque: measured from each zone's nearest boundary point, Makkah's zones run from about 310 metres to about 16.7 kilometres from the Grand Mosque, and Madinah's from about 650 metres to about 12.4 kilometres from the Prophet's Mosque.

  4. Saudi Properties portal — zone list and ownership-rules cards
    On the Saudi Properties portal every designated zone in the two holy cities carries an ownership-rules card allowing a 100% ownership share, a usufruct of up to 99 years and all ten real-rights types (ownership and usufruct among them) for Muslim natural persons.

  5. Saudi Properties portal — zone list
    The portal lists twelve designated zones in Makkah and ten in Madinah; the twelfth Makkah zone is 'Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (3)', code L337 — about 1.29 km², its nearest boundary roughly 3.7 km south-west of the Grand Mosque, with the same ownership rules as the others.

Where each fact above comes from, with the source’s own date where it gives one.

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