Due to the ongoing renovation, roads around Haram Mosque have become narrower and directions to the mosque are complicated, said Ahmad Kartono, the director of hajj and umroh (minor hajj) affairs at religious affairs ministry.
Because of the renovation, some routes have been diverted and it is quite confusing even for officers who are familiar with the area, he added.
Road signs would be helpful to Indonesian hajj pilgrims, who are mostly first-time visitors to Haram Mosque, he noted.
Indonesia hopes that the Saudi government would make announcements in Bahasa Indonesia because Indonesia sends the highest number of hajj pilgrims annually.
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