Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

9 Dec 2019

Tour operators decry slump in Umrah bookings

In Kashmir, Umrah season starts from October and lasts all the way up to June. According to previous year’s statistics, on an average 15,000 Kashmiri would visit Saudi Arabia for Umrah pilgrimage from Jammu and Kashmir. However this year the numbers speak a different story. In October and November (2019) just 250 pilgrims have made their bookings for Umrah.

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