"Upon arrival at Jidda airport, the Dagestani president set out for Mecca on the hajj pilgrimage to holy Muslim shrines. He will visit the Masjid al-Haram mosque, Mount Arafat and the valley of Mina," a source in the presidential press service has told Interfax.
In October 2010, Magomedov received an invitation to the complete the hajj as an honorary guest of the Saudi king.
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