Jakarta, Dec. 17 -- The Indonesian government has acquired a hotel in the Tahrir area with a total of 1,461 rooms spread across three towers for Indonesian Hajj pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Indonesian Hajj Village project.

Minister of Investment and Downstream, Rosan Roeslani, announced this news at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, after delivering a progress report on the Hajj Village development in Saudi Arabia to President Prabowo Subianto.

"We have purchased a hotel in the Tahrir area with a capacity of 1,461 rooms across three towers," he stated.

According to him, the project is targeted to begin in January 2026 and is expected to improve the comfort and efficiency of accommodation for Indonesian Hajj and U...