RIYADH: As Dhul Hijjah 5, corresponding to June 23, as many as 1,626,500 Hajj pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to perform the Hajj, General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) said on Saturday. The pilgrims arrived via the air, sea and land ports in Saudi Arabia.
1.62 Million Pilgrims Arrive in Saudi Arabia to Perform Hajj
The General Directorate of Passports said that the awesome majority of foreign Hajj pilgrims came via airports, and their number reached 1,559,053. Among them 240,137 Hajj pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom through the Makkah Road initiative. Similarly, 60,617 pilgrims reached to the country through land ports. The number of arrivals via seaports was 6830.
The General Directorate of Passports affirmed that it has militarized all its capabilities and skills to facilitate entry procedures for the pilgrims, by supporting its all platforms at air, sea, and land ports with the latest modern technical equipment. It added that qualified employees, who have proficiency in several languages, are also engaged in serving Hajj pilgrims at all entry points.
Meanwhile, the Commander of Forces for Umrah at the General Directorate of Passports Major General Saleh Al-Murabba announced the completion of the directorate’s plan for the arrival stage of Hajj pilgrims. He highlighted that the directorate will extend all assistance and support to all parties and departments participating in the Hajj operation at the holy sites in the Kingdom.
