Abraj Al-Bait Endowment
Mecca
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Official Name
Abraj Al-Bait Endowment
Type
Complex
Status
Completed
Country
City
Function
hotel / residential / retail / serviced apartments
# of Hotel Rooms
1,618
Map of Buildings in Complex
Note: Only buildings that have GPS coordinates recorded are displayed.
List of Buildings in Complex
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makkah Royal Clock Tower | 2012 |
601 m / 1,972 ft |
120 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Retail |
| 2 | Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower | 2012 |
279 m / 915 ft |
58 | Hotel |
| 3 | Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower | 2012 |
276 m / 906 ft |
54 | Hotel |
| 4 | Abraj Al Bait Maqam Tower | 2012 |
232 m / 762 ft |
61 | Residential |
| 4 | Abraj Al Bait Qibla Tower | 2012 |
232 m / 762 ft |
61 | Residential |
| 6 | Abraj Al Bait Marwah Tower | 2008 |
232 m / 761 ft |
46 | Residential |
| 6 | Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower | 2007 |
232 m / 761 ft |
46 | Residential |
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