The yet-to-be-named mall will be located in the Al-Rusaifah district, about two kilometres from the Grand Mosque. The yet-to-be-named mall will be located in the Al-Rusaifah district, about two kilometres from the Grand Mosque.

A new shopping mall will be built in Makkah by the end of 2011 and will include its own skiing facility similar to Ski Dubai at Mall of the Emirates, it was reported on Sunday.

The yet-to-be-named mall will be located in the Al-Rusaifah district, about two kilometres from the Grand Mosque, Arab News reported.

The mall will have four floors, the first two of which will be for shops while the fourth floor, which will cater for children with rides and games, will include a ski centre.

Khalid Al-Harbi, CEO of Aqari Investment Holding which will market the new mall, told the paper that efforts would be made to bring in as many international stores as possible.

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He added that the third floor would be a food court featuring well-known brands as Al-Baik, Al-Tazaj and McDonald’s.