A report from the KSA Ministry of Haj and Umra on November 17 indicated that the number of umrah pilgrims from overseas has more than doubled over the past year. According to the report, 102,480 umrah pilgrims entered the KSA on November 16, compared to 45,634 umra pilgrims entering on the same day a year* before.
The report further detailed that no pilgrims overstayed their visas, compared to 1% in the 2015-2016 season (1437). The report also stated that 339,702 umrah visas have been issued as of November 16.
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| Source: Ministry of Haj and Umra, KSA. KSA Ministry of Haj and Umra offers flowers and presents to the first group, of pilgrims from the 2016-2017 (1438) umrah season. |
The first group, of pilgrims from the 2016-2017 (1438) umrah season came from India and Egypt, the ministry reported in late October.
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*The year-on-year comparison is for the Islamic year, which is slightly over 354 days long.