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1,705,181 pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
2017-08-28
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] According to latest reports, 1,705,181 pilgrims have arrived by Friday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The General Directorate of Passports said in its daily statistics that 1,602,661 pilgrims arrived by air; 87,685 by land; and 14,835 by sea.

The number of pilgrims from Pakistan reached 183,337 while 170,050 were the number of pilgrims that arrived from India. Indonesian pilgrims that arrived numbered at 226,541.

Meanwhile, Saudi security forces have paraded through Mecca ahead of Hajj, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other top officials among those watching.
Posted by:Fred

#7  Usually around the 'Stoning of the Devil' day, Raj.

Believe that's towards the end of the festivities.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2017-08-28 08:00  

#6  In case one might need to know, the lat/long is 21.422487 N, 39.826206 E.
Posted by: SteveS   2017-08-28 03:29  

#5  E = mc^2
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-08-28 02:00  

#4  Guess that I'm thinking when I see this picture. Posted by g(r)omgoru

Target folder ?

Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-28 01:56  

#3  Guess that I'm thinking when I see this picture.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-08-28 01:52  

#2  So when's the mass stampede?
Posted by: Raj   2017-08-28 01:25  

#1  Good place to stop and take a breath.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-08-28 00:53  

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