Over 173,000 Haj pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia

By IANS,

Riyadh : More than 173,000 pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia to perform Haj, Xinhua reported Sunday.

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According to Salem bin Mohammed Al-Bilaihid, director general of Passports Department, more than 109,000 pilgrims arrived by air, while 54,000 by sea and 10,000 by land.

Saudi Arabia is expecting 1.8 million pilgrims from abroad this season.

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