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Pilgrims, Fewer and Socially Distanced, Arrive in Mecca for Annual Hajj

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020VIVIAN YEEComments Off on Pilgrims, Fewer and Socially Distanced, Arrive in Mecca for Annual Hajj
The coronavirus pandemic has curtailed the annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, limiting the number of people and barring people from outside the kingdom.
Tagged Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Muslims and Islam, Pilgrimages, Saudi Arabia
VIVIAN YEE
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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