Muslims pilgrims in Mecca for Hajj
Muslims pilgrims in Mecca for Hajj
Traffic moves along a highway while buses park waiting to carry Muslim pilgrims to Mina valley at Mount Arafat outside Mecca, Saudi Arabia on December 7, 2008. The pilgrims go to Mount Arafat for the culmination of the Hajj, symbolizing the final judgment at the scene of Prophet Mohammed's last sermon 14 centuries ago. More than two million Muslims head to the holy city of Mecca to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
OTR:
SAU20081207110
Date:
December 07, 2008
Object Name:
Hajj Muslim pilgrimage
Keywords:
NEWS, HAJJ, ISLAM, SAUDI ARABIA
Category:
International News
Supplemental Codes:
People, Religion




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