Pilgrims arrive for Hajj - in pictures

  • Worshippers gather before the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Saudi Arabia will welcome 850,000 Muslims from abroad for Hajj after the coronavirus pandemic restricted pilgrimage for two years. AFP
    Worshippers gather before the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Saudi Arabia will welcome 850,000 Muslims from abroad for Hajj after the coronavirus pandemic restricted pilgrimage for two years. AFP
  • Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
    Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
  • Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
    Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
  • Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
    Worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
  • Worshippers gather before the Kaaba. AFP
    Worshippers gather before the Kaaba. AFP
  • Pilgrims offer prayers before Hajj. SPA
    Pilgrims offer prayers before Hajj. SPA
  • Pilgrims arrive in the holy city of Madinah. SPA
    Pilgrims arrive in the holy city of Madinah. SPA
  • Pilgrims offer prayers. SPA
    Pilgrims offer prayers. SPA
  • Coachloads of pilgrims in Madinah. SPA
    Coachloads of pilgrims in Madinah. SPA
  • Pilgrims at prayer. SPA
    Pilgrims at prayer. SPA
  • Moroccan pilgrims arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. SPA
    Moroccan pilgrims arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. SPA
  • Jeddah Port admits one of 1,183 Hajj pilgrims from Sudan. SPA
    Jeddah Port admits one of 1,183 Hajj pilgrims from Sudan. SPA
  • Hajj pilgrims from Sudan arrive at Jeddah Port. SPA
    Hajj pilgrims from Sudan arrive at Jeddah Port. SPA
  • Officials at Jeddah check the papers of Hajj pilgrims on their arrival from Sudan. SPA
    Officials at Jeddah check the papers of Hajj pilgrims on their arrival from Sudan. SPA
  • Customs officials check the papers of Hajj pilgrims at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. SPA
    Customs officials check the papers of Hajj pilgrims at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. SPA