5/6/2025–|Last update: 04:26 (Mecca time)
Pilgrims of the Sacred House of God are preparing to stand bArafaAnd it is the Great Hajj Corner, with the rise of Shams today, Thursday, the ninth of Dhu al -Hijjah, after they became a night in Mina’s hair, marking the beginning Hajj rituals For the Hijri year 1446.
And fall Arafat Upper About 15 kilometers east of Mina, pilgrims stand in it until sunset and then overflow to Muzdalifah, which is about 9 km away.
According to the Saudi authorities, the total number of pilgrims coming from abroad has so far reached about 1.5 million pilgrims.
Preventive procedures
The Saudi authorities announced the recruitment of more than 250 thousand employees, and coordination between more than 40 government agencies, to confront the potential waves of heat, according to the Minister of Hajj Tawfiq Al -Rabiah.
Among the procedures, the increase in shaded areas by 50 thousand square meters, the spread of thousands of medical crews, and the provision of more than 400 cooling units.
According to the Anatolia Agency, the number of previous public pilgrims (1445 AH/ 2024) million and 833 thousand and 164 pilgrims and needs, including 221 thousand and 854 from inside Saudi Arabia, according to a statement to the Minister of Hajj, who explained in June 2024 that pilgrims abroad came from more than 200 countries.