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Publish date5 May 2025 - 12:03
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First batch of Iranian Hajj pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia

The first group of Iranian Hajj pilgrims have left the country for Saudi Arabia to attend the annual Islamic pilgrimage.
First batch of Iranian Hajj pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia
Some top officials, among them the Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Farzaneh Sadeq, representative of the Leader in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, Hujjat-ul-Islam Abdul Fattah Navvab and also the ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Iran, Hasan Ibrahm Hamad Al-Zoyed flagged off the pilgrims at Imam Khomeini International Airport in the capital Tehran early on Monday, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).

This year, 85,450 pilgrims from across Iran, including 13,900 pilgrims from Sunni community, will attend the Hajj 2025.

According to the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, some 20 flights Iran will carry Iranian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia daily.

Hajj is the major Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. All Muslims who are physically and financially capable must perform the pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime.
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