Over 70,000 pilgrims visit Madinah since end of Hajj

RIYADH: 73,820 pilgrims of various nationalities have visited Madinah after performing Hajj as of Saturday, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Hajj ended on July 12, and many pilgrims who did not visit the holy city before performing the pilgrimage traveled to it afterwards to visit the Prophet’s Mosque and pay their respects to him.

Of those pilgrims, 22,744 have left Madinah while the total number of pilgrims remaining in the city stood at 51,076 on Saturday.

7,347 left the city where Prophet Muhammad is buried through Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport.