Indonesia to Buy Land 600 Meters from Grand Mosque for Hajj Village

Jakarta: Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, plans to expand its Hajj Village project in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, by purchasing a plot of land located about 600 meters from the Grand Mosque.

The move follows Danantara’s earlier acquisition of the Novotel Makkah hotel and other real estate assets within the Thakher City complex, situated approximately 2.5 kilometers from the Grand Mosque.

“Next, we will purchase land approximately 600 meters from the Grand Mosque,” Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani said during his presentation at the Indonesia Economic Outlook 2026 event in Jakarta on Friday, as quoted by Antara on Saturday, February 14, 2026.

He explained that the Hajj Village will be connected by a tunnel, although he did not specify which route will link the complex to the Mecca area.

“There will be direct tunnel access, and we have already acquired both the hotel and land for the Hajj Village,” Roeslani said.

He added that Danantara plans to construct 13 towers within the Hajj Village complex to accommodate Indonesian Hajj and Umrah pilgrims.

“This agreement was signed on December 14, 2025. We will build 13 towers in that area,” he noted.

Previously, Danantara reported progress in developing the Hajj Complex in Mecca, with the Thakher Complex serving as the initial foundation of the project.

The Thakher Complex includes the operational Novotel Thakher Makkah, built on approximately 4.4 hectares of land located about 2–3 kilometers from the Grand Mosque.

The development currently features around 1,461 rooms across three towers, along with approximately 14 additional land plots designated for further development, including commercial and retail facilities.

“This area is gradually being designed to expand to around 6,000 rooms, with an estimated capacity of about 22,000 pilgrims, or roughly 10 percent of Indonesia’s total annual Hajj pilgrims,” said Danantara Chief Investment Officer Pandu Sjahrir.