Hajj pilgrimage returns to full capacity in Saudi Arabia after years of COVID restrictions

On Jun 27, 2023

Two men look at the Kaaba as pilgrims circumvent it as they perform last 'tawaf' (circumambulate the Kaaba seven times in a counterclockwise direction) and important ritual to finish the hajj pilgrimage at the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque), during Hajj at the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 14 September 2016. EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

RELIGIOUS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – An estimated two million foreigners have arrived in the kingdom to perform the pilgrimage, which includes several days of rituals at Muslim holy sites in and around the city of Mecca, home to the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure considered the most sacred place and a powerful symbol of unity and monotheism in Islam.