The weekly Umrah index of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah revealed that the number of Egyptian Umrah pilgrims arriving in the holy lands reached about 536,000 from the start of the 1440 AH Umrah season until Ramadan 25 of this month, corresponding to May 30, placing Egypt fourth in the number of Umrah pilgrims received by the Kingdom.
The index, announced today by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj, showed that Pakistan tops the list of Umrah source countries this season with 1.6 million pilgrims, followed by Indonesia in second place with 947,000 pilgrims and India in third place with 644,000 pilgrims.
According to the website of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the cumulative statistics of the weekly Umrah index recorded the issuance of about 7.6 million visas up to Ramadan 25, and the Kingdom actually received 7.2 million Umrah pilgrims, while the number of pilgrims present inside the Kingdom reached 1.1 million, of whom 733,000 are in Mecca and 324,000 in Medina.
Although the Umrah season has effectively ended in Egypt, with only the return of the final groups awaited, which extends until mid-Shawwal, Egyptian Umrah pilgrims are still traveling, exceeding the cap of 500,000 pilgrims set by the Ministry of Tourism for the 1440 AH Umrah season from its start to its end. The reason is the opening of the electronic Umrah visa system by the Saudi government, which paved the way for thousands of Egyptian pilgrims to travel outside the system of regulations set by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.
