In Pictures: Hajj 2018
More than two million Muslims began the Hajj pilgrimage on Sunday
Pilgrims pray outside Namira Mosque on the plains of Arafat during Hajj on August 20,2018. PHOTO:REUTERS
More than two million Muslims began the Hajj pilgrimage on Sunday.
Tens of thousands of security personnel have been deployed for the pilgrimage, which was struck three years ago by what was termed the worst ever disaster when around 2,300 worshippers were crushed to death in a stampede.
The interior ministry said on Saturday that the number of pilgrims arriving in Makkah already surpassed the two million mark, mostly from abroad including large contingents from Egypt, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Most of the pilgrims began moving on Sunday from Makkah to the nearby Mina valley where they will spend the night in fire-resistant tents.
Tens of thousands of security personnel have been deployed for the pilgrimage, which was struck three years ago by what was termed the worst ever disaster when around 2,300 worshippers were crushed to death in a stampede.
The interior ministry said on Saturday that the number of pilgrims arriving in Makkah already surpassed the two million mark, mostly from abroad including large contingents from Egypt, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Most of the pilgrims began moving on Sunday from Makkah to the nearby Mina valley where they will spend the night in fire-resistant tents.