أثر المسجد الحرام على التمدد العمراني لمدينة مكة المكرمة خلال الفترة (1990-2020)‎ باستخدام التقنيات الجيومكانية

Abstract EN

This study aims to determine the impact of the holy mosque on the city by knowing the amount of change in the urban cluster during successive periods between the two years (1990-2020).

based on the descriptive and analytical method, analyzes and calculations were performed on satellite images of Landsat covering (1990-2003-2020), which resulted in proving the impact of the holy mosque on urban expansion, as the last expansion in2010 affected the population move outside the legal limit, which made the ratio the urban block located within the legal boundary is 66.67% compared to the total urban block area at the present time.

the study recommends taking advantage of the urban expansion studies of the city, which will help decision makers to predict the future of the city.