Muslims pilgrims in Mecca for Hajj .
Muslims pilgrims in Mecca for Hajj .
Muslim women pilgrims peer out as they sit in a bus near the birthplace of prophet Mohammed at the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest shrine where some two million Muslims have been gathering for weeks in advance of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on December 4, 2008. More than two million Muslims head to the holy city of Mecca to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage. All fit and financially able Muslims are expected to perform the Hajj at least once in their life. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
OTR:
SAU20081204115
Date:
December 04, 2008
Object Name:
Hajj Muslim pilgrimage
Keywords:
NEWS, HAJJ, ISLAM, SUADI ARABIAN
Category:
International News
Supplemental Codes:
People, Religion




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