Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

14 Jun 2019

Saudi Arabia issues more than 7.65m visas for Umrah pilgrims

RIYADH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 7,650,736, of which 7,393,657 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj Ministry. There are 504,809 pilgrims still in the Kingdom, with 278,368 in Makkah and 226,441 in Madinah, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Most pilgrims — 6,550,520 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 707,955

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