Saudi Arabia will host a number of pilgrims for the 2023 Hajj season similar to what it took in prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al Rabiah.
Riyadh will impose no restrictions, including age limits, for this Haj season, he added.
In 2019, the last year before the pandemic struck, some 2.6 million people performed the hajj. The Kingdom allowed only limited numbers from its residents in 2020 and 2021 before it welcomed back one million foreign pilgrims in 2022.
Hajj season is expected to begin on June 26 in 2023.
