(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Russian Muslims have set off for Hajj. First flights delivered hundreds of pilgrims to the Saudi Arabia on Saturday, while those who prefer surface transport are leaving on Monday.
A quota for Russian pilgrims, who are due to cross the Saudi Arabian border on 12 November, remains unchanged: 20,500 people.
Traditionally, residents of the Russian southern republic of Dagestan make the bulk of pilgrims travelling to Mecca.
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