Theofficial statistics of the Umrah indicator have shown that 2,212,690 Umrahvisas have been issued since the beginning of this year's Umrah season.
According to these statistics, 1,782,554 pilgrims havearrived in the Kingdom, while 1,373,963 have already left Saudi Arabia afterperforming their Umrah.
The indicator looks into aspects such as the number of visasissued, the total number of pilgrims arriving by air, land or sea, thecountries that account for the largest number of pilgrims and the number ofpilgrims that leave the Kingdom after performing their rites.
The numbers also showed that 1,705,567 pilgrims arrived by air,76,882 arrived by land and 105 arrived by sea.
Those who arrived included 450,011 Pakistanis, 399,103Indonesians, 238,981 Indians, 110,739 Malaysians, 85,808 Egyptians, 70,626Turks, 64,238 Algerians, 61,111 Bangladeshis, 37,191 Emiratis and 27,540Jordanians.
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah launched its Inaya (care) centersto provide comprehensive and diverse services to pilgrims.
These centers contribute to the objectives of the Kingdom's 2030Vision and improve the pilgrims' experience.
"The centers will be available in the areas where pilgrims are, inMakkah, Madinah and Jeddah. Pilgrims, those organizing their affairs or Hajjand Umrah services companies will be able to finalize their procedures in thecenters through self-service systems or by directly contacting the centers'qualified Saudi employees," said the Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr.Mohammed Saleh Benten.
