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Hajj underway The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world.
Nov. 4, 2011
A Muslim pilgrim prays on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world.
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Nov. 5, 2011
Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca.
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A Muslim pilgrim prays on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Nov. 5, 2011
Muslim pilgrims climb a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Nov. 4, 2011
Muslim pilgrims pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Nov. 5, 2011
Muslim pilgrims sleep on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Nov. 4, 2011
Muslim pilgrims perform Friday prayers around the Kaaba, the black cube, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as seen from the al-Masjid al-Haram.
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Thousands pray inside the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Muslim pilgrims worship under the shade of a minaret of the Grand Mosque.
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Nov. 4, 2011
A camel is transported in a truck in Cairo, Egypt, in preparation for the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday, which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Nov. 2, 2011
Muslim pilgrims climb al-Noor mountain where the Hiraa cave is located, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. According to tradition, Islam's Prophet Mohammed received his first message to preach Islam while he was praying in the cave.
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Nov. 2, 2011
Muslim pilgrims pray as they visit the Hiraa cave, at the top of Noor Mountain on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Nov. 2, 2011
Muslim pilgrims pray outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Security is a major concern during the pilgrimage by Islam's devout to the holy sites of Saudi Arabia.
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Nov. 3, 2011
A Muslim pilgrim carries an older pilgrim during the annual Hajj pilgrimage outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca that every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in a lifetime if they are physically and financially able to. Millions go each year.
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Nov. 2, 2011
Muslim pilgrims head to the Grand Mosque for noon prayers in Mecca.
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Nov. 2, 2011
Muslim pilgrims walk in front of the clock tower of Mecca after performing the evening prayer in the holy city's Grand Mosque. The annual Islamic hajj brings Meccans the opportunity to cash in on the influx of pilgrims, tempting homeowners to move out and rent their houses for handsome returns.
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Nov. 2, 2011
Two Muslim pilgrims walk past women reading in the Koran on the pavement near the Grand Mosque of the holy Saudi city of Mecca.
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Nov. 2, 2011
Muslim pilgrims visit the Hiraa cave, at the top of Noor Mountain on the outskirts of Mecca.
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Nov. 2, 2011
A Muslim pilgrim prays as he visits the Hiraa cave, at the top of Noor Mountain on the outskirts of Mecca.
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Oct. 30, 2011
Iranian Muslim pilgrims arrive at the Jiddah airport on their way to the Saudi holy city of Mecca.
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Oct. 30, 2011
Indonesian Muslim pilgrims wait at the Jiddah airport to be transferred to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where they will take part in the annual hajj.
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Oct. 31, 2011
Muslim pilgrims inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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Oct. 31, 2011
Muslim pilgrims attend afternoon prayers outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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Oct. 31, 2011
Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims pray inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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Oct. 31, 2011
Muslim pilgrims attend afternoon prayers outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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Oct. 31, 2011
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims gather outside the Grand Mosque during the sunrise prayer in Mecca.
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Oct. 31, 2011
Muslim pilgrims rest by the side of a road after afternoon prayers outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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Oct. 30, 2011
Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims move around inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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Oct. 31, 2011
Pilgrims rest in the shade of the minarets of Mecca's Grand Mosque.
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Oct. 31, 2011
Muslim pilgrims move around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
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