Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures

Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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A pilgrim is silhouetted summer as he prays at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Pilgrims pray at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Pilgrims pray at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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A pilgrim prays at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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A pilgrim prays at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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A pilgrim prays at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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A pilgrim prays at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Pilgrims pray at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Pilgrims pray at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Pilgrims pray at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Pilgrims pray at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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A pilgrim prays at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Pilgrims pray at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Pilgrims pray at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Pilgrims pray at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin Shulhub/AN)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Muslim pilgrims crowd Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (AFP)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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A Muslim pilgrim prays at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (AFP)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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A Muslim pilgrim prays at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (AFP)
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Pilgrims troop to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage happens amidst searing temperatures. (AFP)
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A Muslim pilgrim protects herself from the sun at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (AP)
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A Muslim pilgrim collects pebbles at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy. (AFP)
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A Muslim pilgrim touches the pillar atop Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy. (AFP)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Muslim pilgrims on their way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (SPA)
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Muslim pilgrims on their way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (SPA)
Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures
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Muslim pilgrims on their way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (SPA)
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Muslim pilgrims on their way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (SPA)
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A Muslim pilgrim is being helped out while on her way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Huda Bashatah/AN)
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A Muslim pilgrim is being helped out while on her way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Huda Bashatah/AN)
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Muslim pilgrims on their way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Huda Bashatah/AN)
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A Muslim pilgrim is being helped out while on her way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Huda Bashatah/AN)
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A Muslim pilgrim is being helped out while on her way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Huda Bashatah/AN)
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A Muslim pilgrim is being helped out while on her way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Huda Bashatah/AN)
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Muslim pilgrims on their way to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. (Huda Bashatah/AN)
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Updated 04 July 2023
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Hajj 2023: Pilgrims pray at Mt. Arafat amidst searing temperatures

Pilgrims troop to Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – the biggest on record after three years of COVID-19 restrictions – happens amidst searing temperatures reaching as high as 45 degrees Celsius.

For our coverage of the annual pilgrimage: Hajj 2023