Buying property in Makkah near the Haram

مكة المكرمة

A Muslim from abroad may buy a home in Makkah (also spelled Mecca), but only inside its designated zones. The regulator's map draws 12 designated zones in Makkah; the Cabinet's published list names 11, and the difference is a third numbered zone, which the list leaves out. Five of the 12 start within fifteen minutes' walk of the Grand Mosque (Al-Masjid al-Haram); the nearest, Burj Ajyad, is 310 m from it, at least 5 to 6 minutes on foot.

Updated 19 September 2026

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Makkah in the late afternoon: modern residential towers and dense housing filling the valley, the Abraj Al Bait clock tower rising beyond the golden hills.Photo: Musaddek Sayek, Pexels
Designated zones
12on the regulator’s map
Nearest edge to the Grand Mosque
310 mBurj Ajyad
Within fifteen minutes on foot
5of the 12 zones
Beyond an hour on foot
3zones, so check the walk

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Prime locations

Within 15 minutes’ walk of the Grand Mosque, from the zone’s nearest edge.

  • Official render of Jabal Omar serviced apartments, published by Jabal Omar Development Co.Selling

    7–8 min walk

    Jabal Omar serviced apartments

    Jabal Omar · Makkah

    Render: Jabal Omar Development Co.

  • Official render of King Salman Gate, published by Rua Al Haram Al Makki (PIF).Taking registrations

    10–12 min walk

    King Salman Gate

    King Salman Gate · Makkah

    Render: Rua Al Haram Al Makki (PIF)

  • Official render of Diyar Al Haram (Masar), published by Arabian Dyar.Selling

    12–14 min walk

    Diyar Al Haram (Masar)

    Masar · Makkah

    Render: Arabian Dyar

  • Official render of Masar Corner, published by Al Ramz Company.Selling

    12–14 min walk

    Masar Corner

    Masar · Makkah

    Render: Al Ramz Company

  • Official render of Roya Al Haram (Masar), published by Retal Urban Development.Selling

    12–14 min walk

    Roya Al Haram (Masar)

    Masar · Makkah

    Render: Retal Urban Development

  • A slender limestone branded-residence tower rising from a shaded stone hotel podium at a boulevard corner.SellingIllustration — not the developer’s design

    12–14 min walk

    777 branded residences (Masar)

    Masar · Makkah

The developers’ films

Where you can buy

Every designated zone in Makkah, drawn from the boundaries the regulator publishes, around the Grand Mosque. The boundary on the Saudi Properties portal's map decides whether a plot is inside a zone.

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.

Three of the 12 zones start more than an hour's walk from the Grand Mosque.

The figure’s data as a table
Every designated zone on The Makkah Zone Plate, from the boundaries the Saudi Properties portal published on 19 Sep 2026. Distances are measured on the full boundary.
ZoneRegister codeOn the registerAreaNearest edgeFarthest edgeOn foot, at leastWhat may be built
Burj AjyadL197Ajyad tower · برج أجياد0.6 ha310 m430 m5–6 minAll six property uses
Abraj MakkahL1048Makkah Towre Building · أبراج مكة1.3 ha320 m510 m5–6 minAll six property uses
Jabal OmarL008Jabal Omar · جبل عمر24 ha450 m920 m7–8 minAll six property uses
King Salman GateL062Rou’a Al Haram Al Makki · بوابة الملك سلمان96 ha690 m1.7 km10–12 minAll six property uses
MasarL051Masar · مسار1.4 km²820 m4.6 km12–14 minAll six property uses
Makkah Zone 2L056Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (2) · مكة المكرمة – منطقة (2)69 ha1.3 km2.7 km18–22 minAll six property uses
Thakher MakkahL052Thakher Makkah · ذاخر مكة30 ha2.0 km3.0 km28–33 minResidential building only
Makkah Zone 1L055Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (1) · مكة المكرمة – منطقة (1)70 ha2.4 km3.9 km35–41 minAll six property uses
Makkah Zone 3L337Makkah Al-Mukarramah – Zone (3) · مكة المكرمة – منطقة (3)1.3 km²3.7 km5.4 km52–62 minAll six property uses
Tilal VillageL360Tilal Village · تلال فيليج34 ha6.4 km7.2 kmBeyond walking distanceAll six property uses
Al-ManarL053ALMANAR · المنار57 ha14.6 km15.9 kmBeyond walking distanceAll six property uses
Dahiyat SumouL054Sumou suburb · ضاحية سمو1.7 km²16.7 km18.7 kmBeyond walking distanceAll 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.

Every zone, nearest first

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

Makkah within fifteen minutes draws the five zones nearest the mosque on one map. The Haram Minute lists both cities together and sets out how the walk is measured. For Madinah, see buying property in Madinah.

What homes cost here

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Projects in Makkah

Every project

Jabal Omar serviced apartments

Jabal Omar

7–8 min on foot

Selling

Jabal Omar Development Co.

Official render of Jabal Omar serviced apartments, published by Jabal Omar Development Co.

Render: Jabal Omar Development Co.

King Salman Gate

King Salman Gate

10–12 min on foot

Taking registrations

Rua Al Haram Al Makki (PIF)

Official render of King Salman Gate, published by Rua Al Haram Al Makki (PIF).

Render: Rua Al Haram Al Makki (PIF)

777 branded residences (Masar)

Masar

12–14 min on foot

Selling

Al Rajhi United

A slender limestone branded-residence tower rising from a shaded stone hotel podium at a boulevard corner.

Illustration — not the developer’s design

Diyar Al Haram (Masar)

Masar

12–14 min on foot

Selling

Arabian Dyar

Official render of Diyar Al Haram (Masar), published by Arabian Dyar.

Render: Arabian Dyar

Masar Corner

Masar

12–14 min on foot

Selling

Al Ramz Company

Official render of Masar Corner, published by Al Ramz Company.

Render: Al Ramz Company

Roya Al Haram (Masar)

Masar

12–14 min on foot

Selling

Retal Urban Development

Official render of Roya Al Haram (Masar), published by Retal Urban Development.

Render: Retal Urban Development

Thakher Makkah

Thakher Makkah

28–33 min on foot

Selling

Thakher Development Co.

Official render of Thakher Makkah, published by Thakher Development Co.

Render: Thakher Development Co.

ROSHN Almanar

Al-Manar

Beyond an hour on foot

Selling

ROSHN Group (PIF)

Official render of ROSHN Almanar, published by ROSHN Group (PIF).

Render: ROSHN Group (PIF)

Inside the zones, nearest to the Grand Mosque first; each walk is the least it takes from the project's zone. Every development in Makkah, the ones outside the zones included, is on the projects register.

How a purchase runs

From abroad, a purchase starts with a Saudi digital ID for property, which a Saudi embassy issues, and ends with the title in your name in the Real Estate Registry. How to buy property in Makkah or Madinah sets out the steps between, and the eligibility checker answers the first question in a minute.

Sources

  1. REGA — system enters into force · 22 Jan 2026
    In Makkah and Madinah, non-Saudi ownership and real rights are limited to Muslim natural persons (Law Art. 2(4)); REGA states this applies whether residing inside or outside the Kingdom.

  2. REGA — law text, Art. 2(3) · 25 Jul 2025
    In Makkah and Madinah, non-Saudi purchases are only possible inside the designated geographic zones; the 'one residence outside zones' right for residents does not apply to the two holy cities.

  3. 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.

  4. Arab News — zones list · 24 Jun 2026
    The designated zones named in Makkah are Abraj Makkah, Al-Manar, Burj Ajyad, King Salman Gate, Tilal Village, Jabal Omar, Thakher (Dhakhir) Makkah, Dahiyat Sumou, Masar, and Makkah Zones 1 and 2, eleven named areas in all.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. REGA — Non-Saudi Property Ownership System Enters into Force as of Today · 22 Jan 2026
    REGA states that residents apply directly on the Saudi Properties portal with their Iqama number, while for non-residents the journey begins at Saudi embassies and representations abroad, which issue the digital identity used to complete the application on the portal.

  9. Real Estate Registry · 9 Sep 2026
    The property must be registered in the Real Estate Registry (rer.sa); unregistered deeds are looked up at the Ministry of Justice.

  10. REGA — law text, Art. 2(4) · 25 Jul 2025
    Article 2(4) of the Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis (Royal Decree M/14, in force 22 January 2026) limits the non-Saudi right to own property (تملك) and to acquire other real rights over it in Makkah and Madinah to Muslim natural persons, and the right it restricts is ownership itself, so a Muslim individual may own inside the designated zones and is not limited to usufruct.

  11. Saudi Properties portal — zone card labels (zones.rules, English)
    On the Saudi Properties portal's zone cards, allowed ownership percentage and usufruct duration are two separate labelled fields, each filled from its own value, so the 99 years is the longest usufruct term a card can show and does not limit ownership.

  12. GDN — Saudi hotel sector, Makkah RevPAR rises 8.7pc: JLL · 26 Aug 2026
    JLL reported that in Q2 2026 Makkah hotel occupancy rose 4.0 percentage points year on year to 68.2% with RevPAR up 8.7%, while Madinah recorded the Kingdom's highest occupancy at 75.1% with RevPAR down 2.4%.

  13. Ministry of Justice — الصفقات العقارية 2026 الربع الثاني (open.data.gov.sa) · 30 Jun 2026
    The Ministry of Justice publishes every registered real-estate sale in the Kingdom each quarter on the national open-data portal as a per-transaction table (region, city, district, date, property class, number of properties, price and area) under the Open Data Licence; the second-quarter 2026 file holds 34,664 sales, 1,373 of them in Makkah and 2,315 in Madinah.

  14. GASTAT — Hajj statistics · 1 Jun 2026
    Hajj 2026 had 1,707,301 pilgrims, of whom 1,546,655 came from abroad.

  15. Knight Frank — Saudi Arabia residential market review, H1 2025 · 1 Aug 2025
    Knight Frank reported that in the first half of 2025 residential transaction values in Madinah rose 49% year on year to SAR 3.4 billion with volumes up 38%, while in Makkah transaction values fell 33% and volumes rose 11%.

  16. REGA — law text, Art. 2(4) read with Art. 5 · 25 Jul 2025
    A Premium Residency holder who is a Muslim natural person may own property inside the designated zones of Makkah and Madinah under the 2026 Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis (Art. 2(4)), because Art. 5 of that law preserves Premium Residency rights; the older Premium Residency Law wording (ownership only outside the two holy cities, usufruct of up to 99 years inside) no longer states the governing rule for such a buyer.

  17. Argaam — Umrah H1 2025 · 15 Jul 2025
    20.7 million Umrah pilgrims were recorded in the first half of 2025.

  18. CMA announcement via GlobeNewswire · 28 Jan 2025
    On 27 January 2025 the Capital Market Authority allowed foreign investors to buy shares or convertible debt of Saudi-listed companies that own real estate in Makkah and Madinah, with combined non-Saudi ownership capped at 49% of a company's shares and foreign strategic investors excluded.

  19. CMA announcement via GlobeNewswire · 28 Jan 2025
    Non-Saudis have been permitted since 2021 to subscribe to real estate funds that invest within the boundaries of Makkah and Madinah, according to the Capital Market Authority.

  20. Emirates 24|7 — Emaar hands over Makkah flats · 9 Jul 2013
    Residences in the Abraj Al Bait Makkah Clock Royal Tower were sold on a 23-year leasehold, with an optional rental pool run by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts — not as freehold.

  21. General Authority for Awqaf — King Abdulaziz Endowment
    The Abraj Al Bait complex stands on land King Fahd endowed as the King Abdulaziz Endowment for the Two Holy Mosques, developed on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis with a use term of 35 Hijri years.

  22. Ministry of Justice — الصفقات العقارية (open.data.gov.sa)
    Zullfa's district figures are counts and medians of the ministry's residential deeds (price divided by deed area, land and built property together, only districts with at least ten sales in the quarter), and they describe what changed hands in a district, which is different from the price of a finished apartment.

  23. 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.

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