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![Muslims are seen at baggage hall upon their arrival for the annual Haj pilgrimage at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 28, 2022.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/06/30/Muslims-are-seen-at-baggage-hall-upon-their-arrival-for-the-annual-Haj-pilgrimage-at-King-Abdulaziz-International-Airport--Jeddah--Saudi-Arabia--June-28--2022.-_181b520e0cd_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Immigration counters are seen at the arrival hall ahead of the annual Haj pilgrimage at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 28, 2022.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/06/30/Immigration-counters-are-seen-at-the-arrival-hall-ahead-of-the-annual-Haj-pilgrimage-at-King-Abdulaziz-International-Airport--Jeddah--Saudi-Arabia--June-28--2022.-_181b51d3b3b_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Saudi Arabia is allowing up to 1 million people to join the Hajj this year](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/06/30/Saudi-Arabia-is-allowing-up-to-1-million-people-to-join-the-Hajj-this-year_181b4cfff2d_original-ratio.jpg)
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![A pilgrim prays inside the Mosque.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/06/30/A-pilgrim-prays-inside-the-Mosque._181b4d25cb6_original-ratio.jpg)
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![A pilgrim uses her mobile phone to take a picture.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/06/30/A-pilgrim-uses-her-mobile-phone-to-take-a-picture._181b52ccb7e_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Madinah welcomes almost 313,000 Hajj pilgrims](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/06/30/Madinah-welcomes-almost-313-000-Hajj-pilgrims_181b532ae90_original-ratio.jpg)
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![The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques provides awareness and guidance services to pilgrims around the clock.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/06/30/The-Presidency-of-the-Two-Holy-Mosques-provides-awareness-and-guidance-services-to-pilgrims-around-the-clock._181b53baf4e_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Saudi Arabia has unveiled a set of solutions to problems facing pilgrims coming from the West to perform this year’s Hajj rituals in the kingdom.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/06/30/-Saudi-Arabia-has-unveiled-a-set-of-solutions-to-problems-facing-pilgrims-coming-from-the-West-to-perform-this-year-s-Hajj-rituals-in-the-kingdom._181b540e815_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque as Saudi Arabia welcomes back pilgrims for the 2022 haj season, after the kingdom barred foreign travellers over the last two years because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia July 1, 2022.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/07/01/Muslim-pilgrims-circle-the-Kaaba-and-pray-at-the-Grand-Mosque-as-Saudi-Arabia-welcomes-back-pilgrims-for-the-2022-haj-season--after-the-kingdom-barred-foreign-travellers-over-the-last-two-years-because-of-the-coronavirus-disease--COVID-19--pandemic--in-the-holy-city-of-Mecca--Saudi-Arabia-July-1--2022.-_181b9cd31e3_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque as Saudi Arabia welcomes back pilgrims for the 2022 haj season, after the kingdom barred foreign travellers over the last two years because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia July 1, 2022.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2022/07/01/Muslim-pilgrims-circle-the-Kaaba-and-pray-at-the-Grand-Mosque-as-Saudi-Arabia-welcomes-back-pilgrims-for-the-2022-haj-season--after-the-kingdom-barred-foreign-travellers-over-the-last-two-years-because-of-the-coronavirus-disease--COVID-19--pandemic--in-the-holy-city-of-Mecca--Saudi-Arabia-July-1--2022.--_181b9fc877e_original-ratio.jpg)
Thursday marks the start of Dhu Al-Hijjah, the month during which Hajj is performed