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  • The Grand Mosque seen from the Clock Tower in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AP
    The Grand Mosque seen from the Clock Tower in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AP
  • Pilgrims pray in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AP
    Pilgrims pray in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AP
  • Pilgrims in the Grand Mosque. Photo: Hajj Ministry
    Pilgrims in the Grand Mosque. Photo: Hajj Ministry
  • Pilgrims praying in Mina, near Makkah. AFP
    Pilgrims praying in Mina, near Makkah. AFP
  • The Grand Mosque in Makkah with its clock tower and the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, in the centre. AFP
    The Grand Mosque in Makkah with its clock tower and the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, in the centre. AFP
  • Pilgrims crowd Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as the Mount of Mercy, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
    Pilgrims crowd Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as the Mount of Mercy, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
  • Tents housing pilgrims in Mina for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
    Tents housing pilgrims in Mina for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
  • Pilgrims on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
    Pilgrims on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
  • Muslim pilgrims pray on the Mount of Mercy at the plain of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 27, 2023. REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Muslim pilgrims pray on the Mount of Mercy at the plain of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 27, 2023. REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Makkah. Reuters
    Pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Makkah. Reuters
  • Doves and pilgrims outside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
    Doves and pilgrims outside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
  • Saudi security forces parade in Makkah as Muslim pilgrims from around the world arrive for the Hajj. AFP
    Saudi security forces parade in Makkah as Muslim pilgrims from around the world arrive for the Hajj. AFP
  • Buses used to transport pilgrims at a station in Makkah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
    Buses used to transport pilgrims at a station in Makkah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
  • A pilgrim holds an umbrella as his wife prays, before they cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, in Mina, south-east of the holy city of Makkah, during the Hajj. AP
    A pilgrim holds an umbrella as his wife prays, before they cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, in Mina, south-east of the holy city of Makkah, during the Hajj. AP

The best photos of Hajj 2023

Muslims gathered in Makkah for the annual pilgrimage

The National

June 28, 2023

Updated: June 28, 2023, 12:17 PM
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