Over 1 Million Pilgrims Arrive In Saudi Arabia

Fakhir Rizvi Published August 09, 2018 | 05:16 PM

Over 1 million pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 09th Aug, 2018) The Saudi Directorate General for Passports has announced that 1,057,880 pilgrims, arrived in Saudi Arabia until yesterday, an increase of 64,905 pilgrims with growth rate of nearly 7 percent, compared to the same period last year.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, the directorate said that the number of pilgrims arriving by air reached 998,811, by land 48,515 pilgrims, and by sea 10,554.

[Image credit: Saudi Press Agency, SPA]

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