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MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Mansour al-Amer swipes a card to reveal a narrow sleep pod, reminiscent of Japan’s famed capsule hotels. But this pod is in Saudi Arabia, where the Muslim hajj pilgrimage begins Sunday.
The kingdom has plans to introduce capsule rooms in the western city of Mina in the coming days, as an estimated 2 million Muslim faithful gather for the six-day hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam.
The free nap pods are part of new measures Saudi Arabia is rolling out this year in a bid to modernize the centuries-old practice of hajj.
The government has also introduced apps for on-the-spot translation and emergency medical care.
Saudi Arabia tests Japan-inspired ‘nap pods’ for hajj
That's kind of wild. I wonder how much it costs to sleep in one of those.
The kingdom has plans to introduce capsule rooms in the western city of Mina in the coming days, as an estimated 2 million Muslim faithful gather for the six-day hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam.
The free nap pods are part of new measures Saudi Arabia is rolling out this year in a bid to modernize the centuries-old practice of hajj.
The government has also introduced apps for on-the-spot translation and emergency medical care.
Saudi Arabia tests Japan-inspired ‘nap pods’ for hajj
That's kind of wild. I wonder how much it costs to sleep in one of those.
