SAUDI ARABIA SEES RISE IN RAMADAN PILGRIMS
Baku, August 17 (AZERTAC). Officials in Saudi Arabia say the number of Ramadan visas issued for foreign pilgrims has jumped by 16 percent.
Saudi Arabia`s Ministry of Hajj said it initially planned to issue 792,000 visas during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
But it says that number was raised to 911,000 due to high demand from abroad and more space being available at hotels in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
Thousands of Muslims from around the world make pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia`s holy cities during Ramadan.
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