Hajj 2024 begins

On Friday, the pilgrims from Saudi Arabia started the Hajj 2024 formally by travelling by bus and foot to Mina, where they will set up camp in one of the biggest tent towns in the world.

Over 100,000 air-conditioned tents blanket the 250-hectare Mina valley, which is located approximately 5 kilometres east of Makkah’s Grand Mosque and can house up to 2.6 million people.

Due to a custom wherein individuals bring water to the location in advance of the Day of Arafat, when pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat, Friday, the eighth day of Dhul Al Hijjah, when they first arrive in Mina, is known as Yawm Al Tarwiyah, or the day of irrigation.