Mecca Metro February 2017, construction contracts has still not yet been awarded. As of June 2017 construction contracts are expected to be awarded in 2018. Mecca Metro The Mecca Metro or Makkah Metro is a planned four-line metro system for the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, constructed by China Railway Construction Corporation and run by Makkah Mass Rail Transit Company (MMRTC). The metro forms part of the 62bn riyal Makkah Public Transport Programme (MPTP), which will include integrated bus services. The four new metro lines will be in addition to the existing Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line: 18.1 km, connecting Makkah,
Mecca to in the afternoon. Summer temperatures are extremely hot and consistently break the mark in the afternoon, dropping to in the evening. Rain usually falls in Mecca in small amounts scattered between November and January. Mecca houses Al-Haram Mosque, the largest mosque in the world. The mosque surrounds the Kaaba, which Muslims turn towards while offering daily prayer. This mosque is also commonly known as the "Ḥaram" or "Grand Mosque". As mentioned above, because of the Wahhabist hostility to reverence being paid to historic and religious buildings, Mecca has lost most of its heritage in recent years and few buildings