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First group of Azerbaijani pilgrims will leave Mecca this evening

19 November 2010 [14:41] - TODAY.AZ
First group of Azerbaijani pilgrims which went to Hajj by bus, will leave Mecca this evening, Chief of Press Service of Caucasian Muslims Office Rahima Dadashova told APA.

She said that the second bus caravan would leave tomorrow, on November 20: “The planes will fly to Baku on November 22, 23, 24 and 25”.

Dadashova noted that health of pilgrims were normal. Note that, in general, two bus caravans comprising 46 buses and 4 planes left Azerbaijan for Hajj pilgrimage. This year, 2000-member quota allocated for Azerbaijan filled totally. Generally, the mission including 2300 people have left Azerbaijan for Saudi Arabia.


/APA/
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