Saudi Arabia | 1,849,817 pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom until the end of Wednesday 7/8/2019

2019-08-08 2019-08-08T15:42:15Z
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Weather of Arabia - The number of pilgrims coming to perform the rituals of Hajj from abroad through the air, land and sea ports, from the start of their arrival until the end of yesterday, reached 1,849,817 pilgrims, according to the statistics issued by the General Directorate of Passports.

The General Directorate of Passports stated that the number of pilgrims arriving by air reached 1,736,492 pilgrims, while 96,075 pilgrims came by land, and 17,250 pilgrims crossed the sea, with an increase of 104,868 pilgrims compared to the number of arrivals for the same period last year, by approximately 6%.

Source: Saudi Press Agency "SPA"

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