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JEDDAH: Indonesia has topped the number of Umrah pilgrims during the current season with more than 551,000 pilgrims visiting Haramain Sharifain, followed by 370,000 Pakistani pilgrims.
According to data available with MM News, Pakistanis ranked second in the number of Umrah pilgrims visiting Saudi Arabia during the last three and half months in the ongoing season. The Umrah season started on July 30 in Saudi Arabia this year and overall 1,964,000 pilgrims from across the globe.
Data shows that nearly two million pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia from all parts of the world to perform the pilgrimage during the current Umrah season. The air, land, and sea ports in the Kingdom recorded the arrival of a total of 1,964,964 pilgrims from outside the Kingdom, since the beginning of the Umrah season on Muharram 1, 1444 (July 30).
Pakistan came second with 370,083 pilgrims, while India stood third with 230,794 pilgrims. India is followed by Iraq with 150,109 pilgrims and Egypt with 101,657 pilgrims. Bangladesh came last by sending 11,984 pilgrims.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Saudi government extended the validity of Umrah visas from one month to three months.
