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Saudi Arabia Uses Technology to Manage Hajj Pilgrimage
Saudi authorities have introduced AI systems, mobile applications, and infrastructure upgrades to handle crowd flow and services during the annual Hajj. The measures include surveillance tools, real-time apps, and cooling road coatings at key sites.
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Saudi Arabia has deployed artificial intelligence tools for crowd monitoring and surveillance during the Hajj pilgrimage. Officials also introduced the Nusuk mobile application to provide pilgrims with real-time services such as navigation and information. Special road coatings designed to lower surface temperatures have been applied at major sites.
Security personnel continue to direct movement alongside the new systems. Al Jazeera correspondent Ahmed Idris reported on the combination of digital and physical measures used to manage the event.
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