2.48 mln haj pilgrims this year, up 4.6 pct from 2018, as rains hit Mecca
More than 2.48 million pilgrims performed the haj this year compared to 2.37 million in 2018, as rains lashed down in Mecca.
2,489,406 international and domestic pilgrims performed the haj this year, tweeted the ministry for hajj and umrah.
إجمالي أعداد الحجاج بموسم #حج_1440 هـ:
2.489.406 حجاج
حجاج الخارج: 1.855.027 حاجا
حجاج الداخل: 634.379 حاجا
الحجاج الذكور: 1.385.234 حاجا
الحجاج الإناث: 1.104.172 حاجة#العالم_في_قلب_المملكة??
?#حج_1440? ? pic.twitter.com/FfEJjPh61A
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