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Saudi ports see 5% year-on-year increase in pilgrims arriving so far

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A large group of Thai Muslims wait to board a special flight for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah on July 24, 2018. (Madaree Tohlala/AFP)

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Muslim pilgrims go through passport control upon their arrival at Jeddah airport, prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah. (Amer Hilabi/AFP)

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Muslim pilgrims go through passport control upon their arrival at Jeddah airport, prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah. (Amer Hilabi/AFP)

Updated 02 August 2018

Arab News

August 02, 2018 11:18

Saudi ports see 5% year-on-year increase in pilgrims arriving so far

The annual pilgrimage will see millions of Muslims traveling to the Kingdom
Airlines lay on special chartered flights to carry the vast numbers of pilgrims

Updated 02 August 2018

Arab News

August 02, 2018 11:18

JEDDAH: The number of people arriving through Saudi Arabia’s air, sea and land ports to perform the Hajj pilgrimage has increased by 5 percent year-on-year so far, state news agency SPA reported.

According to figures released by the Directorate General of Passports the number of pilgrims to pass through the Kingdom’s passport control has already reached 603,764 – marking an increase of 30,608 compared to 2017.

Topics: HAJJ 2018 Makkah

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