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Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque as Saudi Arabia welcomes back pilgrims for the 2022 haj season, after the kingdom barred foreign travellers over the last two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 1, 2022. REUTERS

In pictures: Pilgrims flock to Makkah for first post-pandemic Hajj

Some one million Muslims are expected to attend the 2022 Hajj pilgrimage season after two years

Reuters July 05, 2022

A Muslim pilgrim visits Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hira cave, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 4, 2022. REUTERS

A pilgrim visits Mount Al-Noor, where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received the first words of the Holy Quran, in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: REUTERS

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia July 1, 2022. REUTERS

Pilgrims circle the Holy Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah. Photo: REUTERS

A Muslim pilgrim cries next to the Station of Ibrahim

A pilgrim cries next to the Maqam Ibrahim. Photo: REUTERS

Muslim pilgrims visit Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hira cave, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 4, 2022. REUTERS