Almost 5 million Umrah pilgrims land in Saudi Arabia

Nearly five million foreign Umrah pilgrims landed in Saudi Arabia during the current Umrah season. As per to the statistics of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, as of Tuesday, Feb. 14, a total of 4,840,764 pilgrims from foreign countries landed in the Kingdom through the air, land, and sea ports during the Umrah season in the current year. Among these pilgrims, 4,258,151 pilgrims left for their countries after the performance of rituals while the total number of pilgrims who are existing in Saudi Arabia reached 582,613 pilgrims.

The ministry’s data presented that a total of 4,329,349 pilgrims came through various airports of the Kingdom. A total of 507,430 pilgrims arrived through the land border crossings of Jadeeda Arar, Al-Haditha, Halat Ammar, Al-Wadiah, the Empty Quarter, Al-Batha, Salwa, King Fahd Causeway, Al-Raqi, Durra, and Al-Khafji.

The total number of pilgrims who landed through Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah were about 1,351,731 pilgrims or 31 percent of the total arrivals. The pilgrims who came through Prince Abdul Mohsen Airport in Yanbu stood at 11,132 pilgrims, the ministry announced in its statement. The current Umrah season launched in  Muharram 1, 1444, corresponding to July 30, 2022.