4.8 million foreign pilgrims perform Umrah

Ministry of Hajj and Umrah says a total of 4.8 million foreign pilgrims have performed Umrah since the beginning of the Islamic year which started at the end of July 2022.

Of those pilgrims, 4 million and 300 thousand pilgrims arrived by plane, 507,430 arrived via land ports of entry, and 3,985 arrived through sea ports.

A total of 1,351,731 pilgrims arrived in Madinah via the holy city’s Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport and visited the Prophet’s Mosque where they paid their respects to him.

Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Yanbu also welcomed 11,132 Umrah pilgrims, the ministry said.