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Start of Hajj draws 1.7 million to Mecca in pilgrimage rites
More than 1.7 million Muslims gather in Mecca to circle the Kaaba and perform rites marking the hajj. Pilgrims from Indonesia, Bangladesh, and other nations join the journey with ihram garb. Saudi authorities deploy security and ambulances as crowds bustle toward Mount Arafat and Muzdalifa.
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Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Muhammad
Ibrahim
Ismail
Abraham
Ishmael
Kaaba
Ahmed Ali
Ibn Mariah Marghani Muhammad
Indonesia
Mount Arafat
Muzdalifa
Saudi Interior Ministry
Mansour al-Turki
Mohammad Nasser
Grand Mosque