Karbala government reveals the participation of more than 17 million pilgrims in the Arbaeen Pilgrimage

The First Deputy Governor of Karbala Province, Jassem al-Fatlawi, revealed the preliminary number of pilgrims who came to commemorate the Arbaeen Pilgrimage.

Al-Fatlawi said in a telephone conversation with Shia Waves, “The preliminary count of the number of pilgrims participating in the Arbaeen Pilgrimage amounted to more than 17 million from inside and outside Iraq.”

Al-Fatlawi indicated that “the local government used more than one million and 900 thousand vehicles to transport the pilgrims.”

The holy city of Karbala continues to receive additional numbers of pilgrims, and Shia Waves will provide you with the latest figures.