Deaths aren’t uncommon at the Hajj, which has drawn at times more than 2 million people to Saudi Arabia. There have been stampedes and epidemics through the pilgrimage’s history.

TL;DR:Saudi Arabia’s airspace recorded over 140,000 domestic and international air movements during Hajj 1446 AH (2025), an 8 ...

The start of Dhul Hijjah leads to the Hajj, a holy pilgrimage for Muslims, and Saudi Arabia has confirmed the Hajj start date. Here's when it begins.

In 2015 a stampede in Mina killed more than 2,400 pilgrims, the deadliest incident ever to strike the Hajj, according to an AP count. Saudi Arabia has never acknowledged the full toll of the stampede.

Pilgrims walk around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on July 31, 2020. Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people ...

Muslim pilgrims prepare to enter the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Amr Nabil By The Associated PressUpdated June 4, 2025 ...

All the rituals are on foot. Muslim pilgrims take a nap at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Credit: AP/Amr Nabil ...

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A Saudi official said Tuesday that the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws up to 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most a few thousand pilgrims next month due to ...

The start of Dhul Hijjah leads to the Hajj, a holy pilgrimage for Muslims, and Saudi Arabia has confirmed the Hajj start date. Here's when it begins.