JAKARTA - Deputy Head of the Hajj Organizing Agency (BP) Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak revealed the design of the Indonesian congregational village which is expected to be built near the Grand Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
"Desainannya seperti kampung haji, (ada) hotel, akomodasi yang bisa digunakan oleh jamaah haji kita dan jamaah umrah," kata Dahnil dilansir ANTARA, Senin, 5 Mei.
Dahnil said the current process was that President Prabowo Subianto was still in a high-level discussion with the Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
The President had already done the initial talk. Later, maybe the President will plan to meet again, and talk about further matters so that it can be realized in the near future," he said.
Dahnil said that if the President's proposal to build a village of Indonesian pilgrims near the Grand Mosque is approved, it will make it easier for Indonesian pilgrims to carry out the pilgrimage and Umrah.
Our (Jamaah) every year there are 2 million, yes, accumulation. So, that's one of the President's visions regarding Hajj, how so that the Hajj ecosystem can develop," said Dahnil.
The plan to build a village of Indonesian pilgrims in Mecca was first revealed by President Prabowo, Sunday (4/5), when inaugurating the Hajj and Umrah Special Terminal at Terminal 2F, Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten.
Presiden Prabowo menyebut usulan itu telah disampaikan secara langsung kepada Pangeran MBS. Presiden menyebut reaksi Pangeran MBS terhadap usulan kampung jamaah Indonesia itu positif.
Finally, I met with him ( Prince of MBS), I submitted Indonesia's intention to build an Indonesian village in the Holy Land, which is close to the Grand Mosque, and his reaction at that time was quite positive," said President Prabowo.
According to the President, Prince MBS also invited to discuss the technical development of the Indonesian village, especially those concerning technical details.
"He said let's plan technically properly, and also if I'm not mistaken, the Minister of Religion (Nasaruddin Umar) has visited," said President Prabowo.
The President then revealed his plan to return to Saudi Arabia to follow up on the proposal of the Indonesian congregational village so that it would be quickly approved by the Government of Saudi Arabia.
"If it can be approved by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, God willing, we will have our own village, and we will make it efficient," said the President.
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Prabowo emphasized that Indonesia is one of the countries that sends the most pilgrims and Umrah to Saudi Arabia. The number per year exceeds the figure of 2 million people, even close to 2.2 million people.
"At its peak, it can reach 12,000 people per day. This is something very big, maybe the largest in the world, of all Muslims, perhaps in Indonesia the largest in the Hajj and Umrah groups," said the President.
Therefore, the President emphasized that the government will continue to strive to provide the best service for all pilgrims and Umrah, including efforts to reduce the cost of Hajj.
"We understand and understand that our Hajj pilgrims have been saving for a long time, even waiting for a long time so that our government, especially under my leadership, will try as hard as we can to provide the best service, as well as we fight hard to reduce the cost of Hajj as cheaply as we can afford," said the President.
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