Saudi Arabia has announced that only 60,000 pilgrims in total from across the world will perform Hajj rites for this year 2021/1442.
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In 2020, Hajj that usually sees over 2.5 million Muslims travel to Makkah from across the world was curtailed for the first time in modern history to allow just 1,000 pilgrims to take part due to COVID-19. With borders closed due to the coronavirus, only those inside Saudi Arabia were able to attend.
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