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Azerbaijan/Hajj 2011: Azerbaijani pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia
By IINA
– October 29, 2011Posted in: Hajj
BAKU (Azerbaijan), 2 Dhul Hijja/29 Oct (IINA)-Azerbaijani pilgrims, who went to Hajj in buses, arrived in Saudi Arabia last Friday and successfully settled, Spokesman for the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO) Rahima Dadashova told Trend recently.
The pilgrims will take up religious rites from tomorrow, she said.
The first plane with pilgrims from Azerbaijan flew from Baku, she said.
The first group of Azerbaijani pilgrims went to perform Hajj on 18 busses on Oct.23 and the second group on Oct.24.
Another group of pilgrims will travel on planes on Oct.30- 31.
Those, who went to Makkah by bus travel on the route Iran – Iraq – Saudi Arabia.
Previously, the way to the holy places ran through the territory of Syria, but route was changed due to the recent events there.
The Caucasian Muslims Office organizes pilgrimage tours to the holy cities of Makkah and Medina, according to the protocol signed with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Pilgrimage.
Some 2,000 people will travel from Azerbaijan to perform Hajj in 2011. Qurban Bayram (Eid Al Adha) will be celebrated on Nov. 6. A caravan of pilgrims moved on Oct. 25-26.
http://iina.me/wp_en/?p=1005382
By IINA
– October 29, 2011Posted in: Hajj
BAKU (Azerbaijan), 2 Dhul Hijja/29 Oct (IINA)-Azerbaijani pilgrims, who went to Hajj in buses, arrived in Saudi Arabia last Friday and successfully settled, Spokesman for the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO) Rahima Dadashova told Trend recently.
The pilgrims will take up religious rites from tomorrow, she said.
The first plane with pilgrims from Azerbaijan flew from Baku, she said.
The first group of Azerbaijani pilgrims went to perform Hajj on 18 busses on Oct.23 and the second group on Oct.24.
Another group of pilgrims will travel on planes on Oct.30- 31.
Those, who went to Makkah by bus travel on the route Iran – Iraq – Saudi Arabia.
Previously, the way to the holy places ran through the territory of Syria, but route was changed due to the recent events there.
The Caucasian Muslims Office organizes pilgrimage tours to the holy cities of Makkah and Medina, according to the protocol signed with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Pilgrimage.
Some 2,000 people will travel from Azerbaijan to perform Hajj in 2011. Qurban Bayram (Eid Al Adha) will be celebrated on Nov. 6. A caravan of pilgrims moved on Oct. 25-26.
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