JEDDAH: Local newspapers and social networks on Sunday published the picture of what they said was the first bus to transport pilgrims to Makkah nearly 86 years ago.
The first motorized means of transport began to gradually replace camels and mules used by Saudis and Muslims from other countries who visited the holy sites in Makkah to perform the annual Haj and Madinah to visit the Prophet's Mosque and other historical places in the Hijaz.
Before the introduction of motor vehicles, trips on camels from Arab countries such as Syria and Lebanon to Makkah took several months.
The first motorized means of transport began to gradually replace camels and mules used by Saudis and Muslims from other countries who visited the holy sites in Makkah to perform the annual Haj and Madinah to visit the Prophet's Mosque and other historical places in the Hijaz.
Before the introduction of motor vehicles, trips on camels from Arab countries such as Syria and Lebanon to Makkah took several months.
