Feature Request - Business hours in Saudi Arabia

[Saad_AlDossary]

Hey this feature request is specific to Saudi Arabia and perhaps some of the smaller shops in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

All businesses close for the 5 daily Islamic prayer if they occur during business hours for about 30-45 min. And as prayer times are based on the sun position, they shift throughout a solar cycle. Below is the breakdown of the prayer times for Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia:

Prayer            MAX                  MIN                 DIFF

1.            5:17 AM            3:33 AM            01:44
2.           12:08 PM         11:37 AM            00:31
3.            3:28 PM            2:44 PM            00:44
4.            6:47 PM            5:04 PM            01:43
5.            8:17 PM            6:34 PM            01:43
   
   

This makes it difficult to keep track of when business close for prayer. So I suggest reflecting this as a standard closing times on Google Maps for Saudi Arabia and perhaps as an option in the GCC.

[Corrie · Accepted solution]

@Saad_AlDossary Thanks for the feedback. We have already escalated this request to the product team which you can see earlier in the comments on this blog post (that you also commented on). We also encourage you to share this feedback directly in Google Maps.