More than 2 million pilgrims perform Hajj

Mina, Saudi Arabia, 10 Jan 06

The total number of pilgrims for this year's Hajj amounted to 2,130,594 pilgrims, it was announced here today.

In its statement, the Department of General Statistics of the Ministry of Economy and Planning noted that 1,557,447 pilgrims came from abroad and 573,147 pilgrims came from inside the Kingdom to Makkah, the majority of them are expatriates.