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STC highlights its preparations for the Hajj

STC has made extensive preparations for the Hajj season 1440 AD with 44 retail stores at the holy sites (Mona - Arafa - Muzdalifah).

Retails stores at airports, land, air and sea ports:

  • 10- Pilgrims Terminals
  • 1- South Terminal
  • 1- North Terminal 1
  • 1 - Port 1 - Airport 1 - Halat Ammar Port 1 - New Arar 1
  • Al Wadiah.

Retails stores in the central area of Al Haram Al Makki and AlNabawi (kiosks + offices)

  • Makkah al-Mukarramah, 2 retail offices - 80 mobile stands
  • Al Madinah Al Munawarah, 1 retail office - 30 mobile stands - 7 kiosks

Number of employees in retail and mobile stores (salesmen- volunteers)

  • 884 salesmen, 35% women

Promotional gifts for pilgrims:

  • Umbrellas
  • Publications and pamphlets in several languages for «Hajj Rituals» and some services of interest to pilgrims and Visitors
  • Brochure of Hajj Rituals in several languages counting up to 400,000 copies.
  • Brochure of international contacts counting up to 400,000 copies
  • Instructions brochure for recharging Sawa line in several languages, counting up to 400,000 copies
  • Sawa brochure in several languages, counting up to 400,000 copies
  • Stickers for mobile shops in Al-Haramain, counting up to 5000 stickers.

Pilgrims Services Provided:

  1. Sawa Ziyara sim card (worth 30 riyals VAT included, 60 minutes of daily free calls between Ziyara customers and 100 MB as a free data)
  2. Ziyara 40 package, contains 20 minutes of free local calls, 1 GB data and 5 SAR credit for international calls.
  3. Ziyara 70 package, contains 45 minutes free local calls, 3 GB data and 10 SAR credit for international calls.
  4. International calls starts from SAR 0.55 / min
  5. Sawa Flex Package (90 SAR, 200 minutes of international and local calls with 8 GB data)


Source: STC Press Release

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