Muscat: 14,000 pilgrims from Oman will be performing Haj this year, the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has informed on Tuesday.
Among the 14,000 pilgrims — 13,500 are Omanis, 250 are Arabs and 250 non-Arabs.
According to MERA, a total of 26,000 Haj applications had been received from both Omanis and non-Omanis.
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