FIRST GROUP OF PILGRIMS FROM UZBEKISTAN WENT TO SAUDI ARABIA














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September 3, 484 people flew to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, according to the information service of the Committee for Religious Affairs of Uzbekistan.
Before departure all pilgrims were given special vests, bags, distributing video material and brochures explaining the rites of Hajj and all other organizational aspects for the pilgrims.
Flights of NAC "Uzbekistan Airways" to Medina from Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Termez, Ferghana, Andijan, Urgench will run from 3rd to 14th September, 2015.
Recall that only this year 5200 Uzbeks will visit Muslim shrines.
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