Mecca transformation poses risk to heritage
Archaeologists warn large amounts of Islamic history are being bulldozed to cope with biggest annual movement of humans.
Published On 7 Oct 2014
Two million Muslims are coming to the end of their pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
However, increasing construction to cope with the world’s biggest annual movements of humanity is leading many archaeologists to warn that large amounts of irreplaceable Islamic history are being bulldozed.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from Mecca.
Source: Al Jazeera