Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

5 Jan 2019

More than 2.5m Umrah visas issued so far

JEDDAH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 2,555,201, of which 2,183,031 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj and Umrah Ministry. There are 408,611 pilgrims still in the Kingdom, with 286,568 in Makkah and 122,043 in Madinah. Most pilgrims — 1,991,448 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 184,580 entered by land and

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