Azerbaijan gets higher pilgrimage quota

The quota on Azerbaijan for next year’s Hajj (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) has been set. The figure was brought to 2,800, according to an agreement reached by the Caucasus Clerical Office chairman Sheikhulislam Pashzada during his visit to Saudi Arabia in May, a reliable source told AssA-Irada.

The number of pilgrims set by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj for 2005 was 2,500.*