HAJJ 2017: TOP 10 COUNTRIES WITH NUMBERS OF PILGRIMS.
This year’s Hajj will see around two million Muslims converge in Makkah and its surrounding areas to perform the Hajj pilgrimage.
Millions apply from Muslim-majority countries but due to a quota system, not everyone is able to come – the Saudi authorities usually allocate 1,000 places for each million Muslim per country.
The following picture shows top 10 countries with the number of pilgrims.
1. Indonesia – 221,000
2. Pakistan – 179,210
3. India – 170,000
4. Bangladesh – 127,198
5. Egypt – 108,000
6. Iran – 86,500
7. Nigeria – 79,000
8. Turkey – 79,000
9. Algeria – 36,000
10. Morocco – 31,000
Bashir Habbeebullah @ knowislam.com
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