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Ramadan 2023: Saudi Arabia reveals average Umrah hours

The data was published via a Twitter infographic to account the average time for performing Umrah during the first 10 days of Ramadan

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It takes a total average of 104 minutes of Umrah performance from the beginning of Tawaf until the end of Sai, according to the General Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques.

The data was published via a Twitter infographic to account the average time for performing Umrah during the first 10 days of Ramadan.

The data also revealed that it takes an average of 49 minutes for Tawaf, 11 minutes for pilgrims to move from Tawaf to Sai, and 44 minutes for Sai.

The General Presidency also said that the Agency for Security, Safety, Confrontation of Emergencies and Risks has provided over 500 security personnel to serve Grand Mosque visitors during Ramadan.

According to a report by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the security personnel are there to ensure the readiness of safety means inside the Grand Mosque, and prepare all the corridors leading to Tawaf, as well as preserve and protect the main entrances, follow up on the regulating of crowds and manage it.

In addition, over 15 security observers speak different languages to serve the many visitors of the Grand Mosque, the undersecretary of the General President of the Security, Safety, Confrontation of Emergencies and Risks Affairs Fayez Al-Harthy confirmed.

Languages include Chinese, Sinhalese (Sri Lankan), Urdu, Hausa, Persian, English and Turkish.

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