More than 2 million people pray in the holy place.
The Hajj, a great pilgrimage for Muslims to visit the holy land of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, reached its climax on the 10th, and more than 2 million believers prayed.
Hajj, which pilgrimages the sanctuary Mecca and its surroundings, is one of the religious obligations that a Muslim should do once in a lifetime if economically and physically possible. More than people are participating.
On the 10th, the climax of the great pilgrimage was reached, and many believers gathered in white costumes gathered in Arafat, the pilgrimage site where the Prophet Muhammad was the last to preach. .
A pilgrim man from Algeria said, “It is an important day for Muslims and the most important pilgrimage ceremony. I pray to God to guide us.”
In the Middle East, tensions are growing over the situation in Iran, but the Saudi government, who is self-defining “the guardian of the sacred land”, accepts pilgrims from Iran and other countries that have cut off diplomatic relations.
If an unforeseen situation such as an accident or terrorism occurs during the “Hudge” period, the Saudi government may be tempered by mobilizing security forces.