Saudi Arabia issues more than 6.2 million Umrah visas

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Sat, 2019-04-27 23:59

RIYADH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 6,238,255, of which 5,703,775 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj Ministry.
There are 452,180 pilgrims still in the Kingdom, with 318,423 in Makkah and 133,757 in Madinah, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Most pilgrims — 5,090,542 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 541,798 entered by land and 71,435 arrived by sea.