Friday 10 June, Eight Clusters Of Prospective Hajj Pilgrims Depart For Saudi

Head of the Public Relations, Data and Information Bureau of the Ministry of Religion Akhmad Fauzin/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - A total of eight flying groups (kloters) of Indonesian pilgrims departed for the Holy Land on Friday, from five embarkations namely Jakarta, Bekasi, Padang, Solo, and Surabaya Embarkations with a total of 3,226 pilgrims and hajj officers. Friday, the number of pilgrims and officers who will be dispatched are eight flying groups from five embarkations with a total of 3,226 people," said Head of the Public Relations, Data and Information Bureau of the Ministry of Religion Akhmad Fauzin at a press conference on the implementation of the Hajj in Jakarta, Friday 10 June. One group of pilgrims departing from the Jakarta Embarkation (393 people), Bekasi two groups (820 people), Padang one group (393 people), Solo two groups (720 people), and Surabaya two groups (900 people). Currently, there are 2,805 pilgrims who have arrived in Medina, bringing the total number of pilgrims who have departed to the Holy Land as many as 14,757 people. in batch one all landed at Amir Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz Airport (AMAA) Medina. After nine days of undergoing various series of worship and pilgrimages in Medina, the congregation will then depart for Mecca. there are reports that a number of pilgrims who are prospective hajj have their feet peeling off due to walking around the Prophet's Mosque where the weather is hot. regularly, and get enough rest.