Preparation for Hajj - in pictures
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Saudi workers put the final touches to the kiswa, the drape that covers the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure at the heart the Grand Mosque, in Makkah. AP -
A Muslim pilgrim arrives at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP -
A child plays outside the Grand Mosque. AFP -
Pilgrims feed cats on Jabal Al Noor in Makkah. AFP -
Pilgrims pray on Jabal Al Noor. AFP -
Muslim pilgrims are pictured at Jabal Al Noor. AFP -
Muslim pilgrims climb Jabal Al Noor. AFP -
A Bangladeshi pilgrim poses for a selfie in front of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque. AP -
Pigeons surround pilgrims outside the Grand Mosque. AP -
Embroiderer Ahmed Othman El Kassabgy, right, whose family produces the Kiswa, the cloth used to cover the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, supervises an employee who works on a replica drape to be sold as a souvenir in Cairo, Egypt. AFP -
Saudi policemen monitor cameras at the Grand Mosque ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage. AP -
Saudi policewoman Samah Mohammed receives a call at the Saudi National Centre for Security Operations ahead of Hajj. AP -
Makkah is set to host more than one million people, including 850,000 from abroad, for the hajj pilgrimage. AFP -
Saudi security forces take part in a parade in Makkah. AFP -
The Grand Mosque. AFP -
Saudi honor guards line up during a parade in preparation for the Hajj pilgrimage. AP -
Muslim worshippers read from the Quran at the Grand Mosque. AFP -
Muslim worshippers gather at the Grand Mosque. AFP -
Worshippers gather before the Kaaba, the sacred cube-shaped building at the centre of the Grand Mosque. AFP -
Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque. AFP -
Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque. AFP -
Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque. AFP -
Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque. AFP -
Pilgrims offer prayers before Hajj. SPA -
Pilgrims arrive in Madinah. SPA -
Pilgrims offer prayers. SPA -
Coachloads of pilgrims arrive in Madinah. SPA -
Pilgrims at prayer. SPA -
Moroccan pilgrims arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. SPA -
Hajj pilgrims from Sudan arrive at Jeddah Port. SPA
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