Pilgrims Arrive in Kingdom / Statistics

Jeddah, 23 December 06

The number of pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in order to perform Hajj rituals until Thursday, 22 December, 2006 stood at 1,374,735.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Director General of Passports Department Major General Salim bin Mohammed al-Bilaihead pointed out that 1,243,926 pilgrims arrived by air; 110,239 by land and 20,570 by sea.