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TOPSHOT - Muslim pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca early on June 28, 2023, as they perform the farewell circumambulation or "tawaf", circling seven times around the large black cube, which is the focal point on the final day of the hajj. (Photo by Abdulghani BASHEER / AFP)

The number of pilgrims from Arab countries reached more than 346,000, or 21 per cent of the total, the General Authority for Statistics said Tuesday.

A Muslim pilgrim prays at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 22, 2023, as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)