The Hajj and Visit Committee of Saudi Arabia said the number of pilgrims who arrived in Madinah reached 531,243 until Tuesday, June 13.
The pilgrims are of several nationalities, and came through the air and land ports to perform Hajj this year.
The statistics indicated that the total arrivals for Monday-Tuesday alone amounted to 27,808 pilgrims, of whom 22,775 pilgrims arrived at Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah via 92 flights.
The Immigration Center received 58 flights carrying 2,276 pilgrims, and the Land Pilgrims Center received 92 flights carrying 2,757 pilgrims, the Committee said.
As per the statistics, the number of pilgrims departing on Tuesday for the holy sites in Makkah Al-Mukarramah has reached 378,698 pilgrims, while the number of pilgrims remaining in Medina to date has reached 152,500 pilgrims.
The percentage of housing occupancy in Madina has reached 51 percent, the Committee said.
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