February 15, 2023, Riyadh: A total of 4.8 million foreign pilgrims have performed Umrah since the beginning of the Islamic year, which started at the end of July 2022, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said. Of those pilgrims, 4,329,349 arrived by plane, 507,430 arrived via land ports of entry, and 3,985 arrived through seaports.
A total of 1,351,731 pilgrims arrived in Madinah via the holy city’s Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport and visited the Prophet’s Mosque, where they paid their respects to him. The ministry said Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Yanbu welcomed 11,132 Umrah pilgrims.
