A Whopping 1.22 Million Pilgrims Have Arrived In The Kingdom And It’s An Increase On Last Year

A staggering 1.22 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi to perform Haj, with an increase of 70,348 pilgrims compared to last year.

The numbers, released on Friday were released by the Passports Directorate.

1.14 million pilgrims came by air travel, with 59,000 arriving by land and just 13,311 from sea travel, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Over 1.22 million Pilgrims Arrive, in the Kingdom, by Friday.https://t.co/UTMtbJuFDu#SPAGOV

— SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) August 11, 2018

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