MAKKAH: The call to prayer from the Grand Mosque in Makkah reaches thousands of worshippers inside the mosque and its courtyards each day, and many more around the world through broadcast media.
At the center of this system is the mosque’s loudspeaker infrastructure, which transmits the adhan and the iqama (second call indicating that the prayer is about to start) across the vast complex.
One of the main operational sites is the southern loudspeaker chamber located within the mataf building near the Kaaba. The facility functions as a central point for managing sound across the Grand Mosque and its courtyards.
The chamber includes nine domes and 16 spaces arranged across the basement and ground floor, covering an area of about 500 square meters.
The system relies on approximately 8,000 loudspeakers distributed throughout the mosque and surrounding plazas to ensure the voice of the imam and the muezzin reaches worshippers clearly.
