{"id":106554,"date":"2024-06-16T13:39:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T10:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=106554"},"modified":"2024-06-16T13:39:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T10:39:51","slug":"more-than-1-8m-pilgrims-perform-hajj-rituals-this-year-saudi-authorities-confirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/106554-more-than-1-8m-pilgrims-perform-hajj-rituals-this-year-saudi-authorities-confirm\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 1.8M pilgrims perform Hajj rituals this year, Saudi authorities confirm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Saudi General Authority for Statistics announced on Saturday that the total number of pilgrims reached 1,883,164 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them, 1,611,310 pilgrims came from outside the Saudi Kingdom, while the number of pilgrims from inside Saudi, including citizens and residents, reached 221,854.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its statistical results for Hajj in the year 1445, the Authority indicated that the number of male pilgrims reached 958,137, whereas the number of female pilgrims was 875,027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the statistics of pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom, the Authority clarified that the pilgrims coming from Arab countries constituted 22.3%, while pilgrims from Asian countries, excluding Arab countries, constituted 63.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It added that pilgrims from African countries, excluding Arab countries, was 11.3%, whereas the pilgrims from Europe, America, Australia, and other uncategorized countries was 3.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is noteworthy that the General Authority for Statistics relied on administrative record data as the main source for issuing statistical data and indicators for the Hajj pilgrimage of 1445 AH-2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saudi General Authority for Statistics announced on Saturday that the total number of pilgrims reached 1,883,164 this year. 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