A Wondrous Image Of Makkah Grand Mosque Has Been Captured From Space
The Khalifa Sat, the UAE’s first satellite, has captured a wondrous image of the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
The image was captured on the first day of Eid Al Adha and shared by the Mohamed Bin Rashid Space Centre on Twitter this week. The satellite was developed fully be Emirati engineers and is one of the most advanced satellites of its kind.
An image of the Grand Mosque (Haram) in #Makkah was captured from #space by #KhalifaSat on the first day of #EidAlAdha during the #Hajj pilgrimage of this year. pic.twitter.com/m4aVzBuQR6
— MBR Space Centre (@MBRSpaceCentre) August 14, 2019
This year over two million pilgrims descended on the Holy site
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Many were met with torrential rain
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This image of a Saudi policeman helping an old man has been shared widely
Captured by Saudi photographer Saud Almusihij, he told local news the policeman carried the man for 3kms.
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