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In pictures: Hajj 2020

The five-day annual Hajj pilgrimage began in Makkah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with strict measures to contain the...
Nimra Jawed
30 Jul, 2020
Pakistan
A handout picture released by the Saudi ministry of media shows pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam´s holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah. Photo: AFP
A handout picture released by the Saudi ministry of media shows pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam´s holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah. Photo: AFP
A handout picture obtained from the Saudi ministry of media shows Muslim pilgrims, in protective masks against the spread of the coronavirus, praying on July 29, 2020 in Makkah's Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia at the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: AFP
A handout picture obtained from the Saudi ministry of media shows Muslim pilgrims, in protective masks against the spread of the coronavirus, praying on July 29, 2020 in Makkah's Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia at the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: AFP
Saudi labourers put the new Kiswa, the protective cover that engulfs the Kaaba, made from black silk and gold thread and embroidered with Holy Quran verses, on July 29, 2020 in Saudi Arabia´s holy city of Makkah. Photo: AFP
Saudi labourers put the new Kiswa, the protective cover that engulfs the Kaaba, made from black silk and gold thread and embroidered with Holy Quran verses, on July 29, 2020 in Saudi Arabia´s holy city of Makkah. Photo: AFP
A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows the first group of female pilgrims praying in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Makkah at the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: AFP
A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows the first group of female pilgrims praying in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Makkah at the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: AFP
Saudi labourers put the new Kiswa, the protective cover that engulfs the Kaaba, made from black silk and gold thread and embroidered with Holy Quran verses, on July 29, 2020 in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah. Photo: AFP
Saudi labourers put the new Kiswa, the protective cover that engulfs the Kaaba, made from black silk and gold thread and embroidered with Holy Quran verses, on July 29, 2020 in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah. Photo: AFP
A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows the first group of pilgrims entering the Kaaba at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah at the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: AFP
A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows the first group of pilgrims entering the Kaaba at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah at the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: AFP

The five-day annual Hajj pilgrimage began in Makkah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with strict measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

A downsized Hajj, this year the number of pilgrims have been drastically reduced to 10,000 from last year's 2.5 million.

The kingdom has put strict safety protocols in place with a mandatory quarantine that began on Tuesday.

Saudi authorities initially said only around 1,000 pilgrims residing in the kingdom would be permitted for Hajj however, local media later reported that as many as 10,000 will be allowed to take part.

Some 70% of the pilgrims are foreigners residing in the kingdom, while the rest will be Saudi citizens.

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