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More than 100 pilgrims set off for Hajj from North Ossetia
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[KavkazUzel] Over a hundred pilgrims from North Ossetia went on the Hajj, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the republic reported. The cost of the trip in 2025 remained at the level of last year and amounted to 5,700 dollars. Hajj is a pilgrimage to the Muslim holy sites in Mecca, and is one of the five main pillars of Islam. Pillars be fluffy...
The cost of the Hajj for pilgrims from North Ossetia in 2024 remained at the level of last year and is $5,700 (almost 450 thousand rubles), a representative of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the republic told the " Caucasian Knot ". "The price has not changed, the same as it was last year," the source said. In previous years, he said, the cost varied depending on the route: a combined program cost about $3,500, while a direct flight was more expensive. However, this year, he emphasized, there are no more combined programs. "Starting this year, all programs are direct only, that is, there are no more combined flights," the RSO-Alania DUM said. Speaking about the reasons for the price increase compared to previous years, the speaker noted the increase in the cost of services from Saudi Arabia. "Saudi Arabia raised the price - for hotels, for all services. That is why the price level is like this," the representative of the DUM explained. The quota for the Hajj for North Ossetia this year was 140 places. According to the source, 84 people went from the republic through the Spiritual Administration, and another 25 under a separate program intended for relatives of SVO participants. "There was enough space for everyone, everyone was included. Our quota for all our pilgrims is always enough," he assured. The pilgrims who left via the DUM flew direct from Mineralnye Vody. Relatives of the SVO participants were heading to Saudi Arabia from Moscow via Dubai. "This year, relatives of the deceased went under the SVO program - either their parents, or brothers or sisters, one of them," the source added. He specified that the pilgrims flew to Medina on a direct flight. The price includes roundtrip flights, accommodation in Medina, Mecca, Arafat and the Mina Valley, as well as two meals a day. "The pilgrims stayed in Medina for three days, and on the third day they set out for Mecca, performed Umrah, and now tomorrow [June 4] they are leaving for the Mina Valley," the representative of the spiritual administration said. In 2024, 1,833,164 people performed Hajj, of which nearly 90% came from outside Saudi Arabia via sea, air and land ports, according to a report from the Saudi General Authority of Statistics. The pilgrims were mostly men, but 875,027 were women. The Hajj remains one of the largest religious gatherings in the world and the fifth pillar of Islam, obligatory for every Muslim who is physically and financially able. Posted by: badanov 2025-06-05 |
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