AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A total of 30,000 Iranians have travelled to Saudi Arabia for Umrah pilgrimage in the new Umrah season that began after the conclusion of the Hajj 2024.
Twenty thousands of them have completed the pilgrimage and returned home.
This was announced at a meeting of the planning council of the Office of the Leader’s Representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs.
In the meeting, headed by the Leader’s Representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs Hojat-ol-Islam Abdol Fattah Navab, officials from the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization presented reports about services provided for Iranian pilgrims.
Seyed Ali Marashi, head of the organization’s medical center, said between 600 and 700 pilgrims refer to Iran’s clinics in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to receive medical care daily.
Also, Head of the organization Seyed Abbas Hosseini briefed the meeting about planning and preparation for next year’s Hajj.
The Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran on September 7 announced the launch of registration for those wishing to go on the Umrah pilgrimage.
The organization said the pilgrims will be sent to Saudi Arabia in two stages, with the first starting on September 18 and ending on December 20.
Back in April, the first batch of Umrah pilgrims from Iran embarked on the spiritual journey to Mecca after a 10-year hiatus.
Earlier, Hosseini had said that 5.7 million Iranians are in line waiting for their turn to take part in Umrah pilgrimage, adding that the organization is ready to send between 800,000 and 1 million pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Umrah every year if the conditions are right and other related bodies provide the necessary cooperation.
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