• Muslim worshippers queue for immigration and passport control at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. About 2.6 million Muslims are expected to attend this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers queue for immigration and passport control at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. About 2.6 million Muslims are expected to attend this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers check their travel documents as they arrive at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers check their travel documents as they arrive at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers check their luggage at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers check their luggage at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers pray on the road outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca ahead of Hajj. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers pray on the road outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca ahead of Hajj. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Karim Sahib / AFP
    Muslim worshippers pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Karim Sahib / AFP
  • Muslim pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Karim Sahib / AFP
    Muslim pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Karim Sahib / AFP
  • Muslim worshippers arrive at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah on August 27, 2017. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers arrive at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah on August 27, 2017. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers queue for immigration and passport control at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers queue for immigration and passport control at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers arrive at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers arrive at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim worshippers queue for immigration and passport control at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. Mast Irham / EPA
    Muslim worshippers queue for immigration and passport control at the Hajj terminal of the King Abdulaziz international airport in Jeddah. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Muslim pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on August 27, 2017 prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Karim Sahib / AFP
    Muslim pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on August 27, 2017 prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Karim Sahib / AFP

Pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj - in pictures

Between two and three million Muslims from around the world are expected to travel to Mecca.

The National

August 28, 2017

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