Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport
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Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport is a vast, tent-like airport terminal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, designed to handle millions of Muslim pilgrims traveling to Mecca for the annual Hajj.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
airport terminal
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transport infrastructure → |
| annualCapacity |
millions of pilgrims per Hajj season
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| architect |
Fazlur Rahman Khan
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Gordon Bunshaft → |
| area |
approximately 465000 square meters
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| award |
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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| awardYear |
1983
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| capacity |
approximately 80000 passengers at a time
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| climateAdaptation |
designed for hot desert climate
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| connectedTo |
runways of King Abdulaziz International Airport
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| coolingStrategy |
passive cooling through shade and airflow
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| country |
Saudi Arabia
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| designedBy |
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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| designedFor |
annual Hajj season
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| hasDesign |
tent-like roof
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| hasFeature |
baggage handling systems
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bus staging areas for transport to Mecca and Medina → customs and immigration facilities → health and quarantine facilities → large shaded plazas → modular tent units → mosque and prayer areas → open-air design with natural ventilation → pilgrim support facilities → separate processing areas for arrivals and departures → service roads for ground vehicles → |
| locatedIn |
Jeddah
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King Abdulaziz International Airport → Makkah Province → |
| locatedNear |
Red Sea coast
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| numberOfTents |
210
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| opened |
1981
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| operator |
General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia
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| partOf |
King Abdulaziz International Airport
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| primaryFunction |
handling Hajj pilgrims
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handling Umrah pilgrims → |
| recognizedFor |
innovative tensile structure
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large-scale accommodation of pilgrims → |
| roofMaterial |
Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric
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| roofType |
tensile fabric roof
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| serves |
Mecca
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Muslim pilgrims → |
| structuralEngineer |
Fazlur Rahman Khan
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| transportLinks |
road connections to Mecca
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road connections to Medina → |
| usagePattern |
peak use during Hajj season
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used for charter and seasonal flights → |
| yearCompleted |
1981
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Jeddah
("King Abdulaziz International Airport")
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Mecca ("King Abdulaziz International Airport") → Western Saudi Arabia ("King Abdulaziz International Airport Hajj Terminal") → |
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Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport
("King Abdulaziz International Airport")
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locatedIn |
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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notableWork |
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Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport
("King Abdulaziz International Airport")
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