Only about 60,000 pilgrims living in Saudi Arabia were eligible to take part this year.
Pilgrims started to arrive in Mecca on Saturday for the second Hajj to take place since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.The event is larger than in 2020, but is still far smaller than usual years.
Pilgrims had to have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine and be aged between 18 and 65 without chronic illness to be eligible.
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