Hajj 2022: First group of pilgrims to leave for Mecca on June 16
The first group of pilgrims will leave for Mecca on June 16. Press service of the Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Kyrgyzstan reported.
The pilgrims will take a direct flight to Medina. Some 405 pilgrims will be accompanied by eight Hajj leaders.
The second group will leave on June 22.
At least 2,766 places were allocated to Kyrgyz pilgrims this year. The quota was set by the authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The cost of the Hajj is $4,500.
In connection with the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Saudi Arabia banned large pilgrimage to the shrines of Islam in Mecca and Medina for foreign citizens. There were restrictions on the hajj for the Saudis themselves. The pilgrimage took place without participation of foreign citizens for two years. This year, Saudi Arabia decided to receive Muslims from other countries.
