CHAPTER 4

PILGRIMAGE ADDRESSES,
HOTELS & TELEPHONE NOS.

Links to all the chapters are listed at the END of the page.

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Calling Saudi Arabia

When calling Saudi Arabia from the USA, dial 011 (international access), then 966 (country code), then a 1-digit city code, and finally the 7-digit number.

Telephone codes for major cities in the kingdom are:

     Riadh                                   ..   1
     Jeddah, Makkah, Taif          ..   2
     Dammam, Dharan               ..   3
     Madinah                              ..   4

1.	Ministry of Pilgrimage Omar Bin Al-Khatab Street, Riyadh 11183 Tel. 402-2200/402-2212 Telex.400189/401603 AWQAF SJ Fax. 402-2555 Jeddah Office Tel. 667-3944 Provides facilities for the Hajj and Umrah to Makkah, Madinah and other holy places in the kingdom.

2. 3. 4. 5.

Pilgrimage Affairs Pilgrimage Complaint Committee Directorate of Haramain Hajj Research Center

545-1444 542-3022 573-0123 545-4888

6. 7.

Ministry of Information Nasseriya Street, Riyadh 11161 Tel. 401-4440/401-3440 Telex. 401461 AR INFOR SJ -or- 402640 MINMO SJ Fax. 402-3570 Jeddaj office Tel. 644-5222 Supervises television and radio broadcasts, licensing of newspapers and magazines, relations with the foreign press. May or may not be able to provide the Hajj information. Central Department of Statistics Off Airport Road, behind the Ministry of Finance Building Riyadh 11187 Tel. 405-9638/401-4528 Fax. 405-9493 Collects and publishes miscellaneous statistics.

8. Emergency Services in the Kingdom

Fire    Police    Traffic accidents    Ambulance/Emergency aid    International calls operator    Directory Information

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998 999 993 997 900 905

9.	Zaki M.A. Farsi P.O. Box 7114, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Tel. 653-4385 * Fax. 651-1039 Riyadh Tel. 465-8362 * Fax. 463-4178 Provides touring maps, city maps and information on the cities of Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah.

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Travel related Web Sites 1.Hajj and Umrah Information Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Visa Section 601 New Hampshire Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Tel. (202) 342-3800 Web site: http://www.iad.org/books/ HU-visa.html 2. Saudi Arabia Tour Guide Web site: http://www.arab.net/saudi/tour/sa_visas.html 3. Hajj Travel Information Web site: http://www.ummah.net/hajj/travel/ 4. Travel Web site: http://www.arablink.com/saudi-arabia/travel.html 5. Hajj Addresses Also ** Hotels ** in Makkah/Madinah/Jeddah & apartments in Makkah Phone numbers are listed to call directly for information Web site: http://www.mecjv.com/hajj7.htm 6. Saudi Arabia Tour Guide, Telephones Web site: http://www.arab.net/saudi/tour/sa_phones.html 7. Hajj Hotels Web site: http://www.mecjv.com/hajj4.htm 8. Sheraton Medina, Saudi Arabia Web site: http://www.sheraton.com/cgi/t3.cgi/property.taf?prop=405&lc=en

Note:

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For Umrah topics, click at "Umrah Contents" and for Hajj topics click at "Hajj Contents". Similarly, click at the type of visa desired, "Umrah Visa" or "Hajj Visa". In other words: For Umrah: Click at "Umrah Contents" and Chapters 1 to 10. For Hajj: Click at "Hajj Contents", "Hajj Visa" and Chapters 1 & 3 to 12. (You are already at Chapter 4)