90,132 Indonesian Hajj Candidates Have Arrived In Saudi Arabia, 11 People Have Died

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion noted that as many as 90,132 Indonesian Hajj candidates were in Saudi Arabia on the fourteenth day of Indonesian Hajj operations.

"Based on the report from the Saudi Arabian Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH) on Friday, May 24, 2024 at 21:00 Saudi Arabian Time or Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 00:30 WIB, there are 90,132 pilgrims who have arrived in the Holy Land," said Hajj Media Center (MCH) Officer Widi Dwinanda at a press conference for organizing the Hajj pilgrimage reported by ANTARA, Saturday, May 25.

Widi explained that all pilgrims who had arrived in Saudi Arabia were a combination of pilgrims who were divided into 229 flying groups (kloters).

In addition, he continued, all the pilgrims who had arrived to land via Amir Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz (AMAA) Airport in Medina and King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAAIA) Jeddah.

Until now there are as many as 11 Indonesian Hajj candidates who have died.

For information, the Ministry of Religion stated that all pilgrims who died after entering the embarkation and before leaving the debarkation will receive insurance and will be performed.

The Ministry of Religion also conveyed to all pilgrims that prospective pilgrims should not hesitate and hesitate to ask for help from officers, either before departure, while on the plane, or after arriving in Saudi Arabia if they have difficulty carrying out the pilgrimage.

In addition, the Ministry of Religion also appealed to all pilgrims for Hajj candidates to download the Superapp Heritage application published by the Indonesian Ministry of Religion, to be able to access the Hajj guidebook, the elderly Hajj guidebook, and the video of Hajj rituals to facilitate the Hajj process.