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Hajj begins in Saudi Arabia with 1,000 pilgrims instead of usual 2 million By . Associated Press. Published July 29, 2020, 10:48 a.m. ET. Previous. 1 of 3. Next. Advertisement. Advertisement ...

Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom. Ministry of Media/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ...

When is Hajj 2025? Officials from Saudi Arabia confirm start date. T he period of Hajj is to begin on the eighth day of Dhul Hijjah and end on the thirteenth day, lasting five to six days.

Muslim pilgrims prepare to enter the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Amr Nabil. By The Associated PressUpdated June 4, 2025.

Saudi Arabia has announced that the annual Hajj pilgrimage will begin on June 4 after observatories confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the kingdom ...

Saudi Arabia has not commented on the death toll, but one list circulating online suggested at least 550 people died during the five-day Hajj. Hundreds died during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia ...

Muslim pilgrims take a nap at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Amr Nabil High temperatures, adrenaline, and physical ...

A Saudi official said Tuesday that the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws up to 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most a few thousand pilgrims next month due to ...

In 2015 a stampede in Mina killed more than 2,400 pilgrims, the deadliest incident ever to strike the Hajj, according to an AP count. Saudi Arabia has never acknowledged the full toll of the stampede.

When is Hajj 2025? Officials from Saudi Arabia confirm start date. T he period of Hajj is to begin on the eighth day of Dhul Hijjah and end on the thirteenth day, lasting five to six days.