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How Saudi Arabia plans to meet the water needs of holy sites

DUBAI: As pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, accommodation, transportation and the safety of more than 2 million people are some of the biggest issues the Kingdom’s authorities have to deal with. But there is another daunting challenge that does not attract the same amount of media attention: The water requirements of such a massive transient population.

Pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat at the climax of their Haj

Holy Kaaba adorned with new kiswa

Kingdom imports more than four million sheep in seven months

It said in the month of July alone the 1.1 million sheep were imported, registering a rise of 97.4 percent over the same month in 2018.

Heavy rain pours down on Hajj pilgrims at Arafat

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