Hajj and Umrah Ministry: Hajj season this year to be limited to 1 million pilgrims under 65


KUALA LUMPUR: The Hajj and Umrah Ministry of Saudi Arabia (MoHU) has announced that the number of pilgrims allowed for the Hajj season this year (1443Hijrah/2022) is limited to one million local and international pilgrims.

In an official statement shared on Twitter on Saturday (April 9), the ministry said the number of international pilgrims for the year will be in accordance with the quotas allocated to each country, taking into account the compliance with all healthcare criteria.

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