According to GASTAT, 1.5 million pilgrims arrived from outside the kingdom through various entry points for Hajj
The weather authority has implemented a comprehensive plan to monitor weather conditions around the clock across the holy sites during the Hajj
The kingdom aims to attract 150 million tourists by 2030, with 80 million domestic and 70 million international tourists
The crown prince’s economic transformation plan has identified Islamic pilgrimage as a key source of non-oil revenue
Saudi Arabia has dramatically downsized the ritual because of the coronavirus pandemic, with authorities testing pilgrims and cutting their numbers from the usual 2 million to around 1,000
Anyone who deliberately spreads the virus will be fined SAR500,000 and/or five years in prison
The incident in September killed 107 people and injured 238