Journey to Mecca: Photos from the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

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Journey to Mecca: Photos from the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

Muslim faithful make the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca

Published: June 27, 2023 17:05 Gulf News Report

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20230627 hajj 2023 — Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca for the largest Hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam's five pillars. Image Credit: Reuters

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20230627 hajj 2023 — A general view shows busses parked at the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca, ready to transport people for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Image Credit: Reuters

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20230627 hajj 2023 — Doves fly around Muslim pilgrims outside the holy Kaaba, as people start arriving to perform the annual Hajj in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Image Credit: Reuters

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20230627 hajj 2023 — A worker helps pilgrims at a train station that is operating only during the Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Image Credit: Reuters

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20230626 saudi police — Saudi policemen hold their umbrellas at the Mina tent camp, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Image Credit: AP

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20230627 hajj pilgrims — Pilgrims carry umbrellas amid high temperatures outside Namira Mosque on the plain of Arafat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia Image Credit: Reuters

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20230627 hajj 2023 — People walk during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the Mina area, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Image Credit: Reuters

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20230627 hajj 2023 — A pilgrim carries an umbrella outside the holy Kaaba. Image Credit: Reuters

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20230627 hajj 2023 — Muslim pilgrims perform the Umrah at the holy Kaaba. Image Credit: Reuters

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20230626 muslim pilgrims — Pilgrims perform the Umrah at the Holy Kaaba, as they start arriving to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Image Credit: Reuters

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20230627 hajj 2023 — Pilgrims perform the Umrah at the Holy Kaaba, as they start arriving to perform the annual Hajj at the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Image Credit: Reuters

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20230626 pilgrimage — Mulism pilgrims walk towards Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. Image Credit: AFP

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