Electronic bracelet for pilgrims to Mecca

The electronic ID bracelet contains personal information, GPS navigation and language assistance for non-Arabic speakers.

On July 1, Saudi Arabia announced that starting this year, it will apply electronic identification bracelet to all pilgrims to Mecca, considering it part of an effort to ensure safety. for pilgrims to this Gulf Arab country.

The move comes a year after the worst tragedy of decades in the Mecca of Saudi Arabia.

The official Saudi Arabia SPA news agency said the electronic ID bracelet contained personal and medical information, helping Saudi Arabia authorities to monitor and identify pilgrims.

Pilgrims who come to Mecca will receive electronic identification bracelets from this year.(Source: Reuters).

With water resistance and connection to the GPS navigation system, this device will also help guide prayer times and language assistance for non-Arabic pilgrims.

In addition, Saudi Arabia installed nearly 1,000 new surveillance cameras in the Mecca in June to ensure more safety for the pilgrim festival, scheduled to take place in August this year.

Every year, Saudi Arabia attracts more than 2 million Muslims around the world to pilgrimage in Mecca . The biggest annual pilgrimage festival of Muslims, has seen many catastrophes, riots or fires in the past, while the crowd control of Saudi Arabia officials has been The view is very limited.

Mecca in Saudi Arabia attracts millions of Muslim pilgrims every year.(Source: Travel Digg).

According to Reuters news agency, up to 2,070 people were killed by a trampling incident in Mecca during the 2015 pilgrimage. This is the biggest human loss since 1990. The death toll is based on notice of countries with pilgrims to Mecca. However, Saudi Arabia announced the death toll of 700 people.

Safety issues for pilgrims are also the focus of controversy between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Iran has reported that 400 of its citizens were missing due to stampede at the pilgrimage in 2015. So far, the two countries have not reached a final agreement on facilitating Iranian pilgrims to Mecca.