Attention subscribers
 If you are a current subscriber but do not have an online account, click here to set up your free access.
Not yet a subscriber? click here to subscribe today.
Daily Sitka Sentinel logo
Log in Subscribe

AP PHOTOS: Millions of Muslims embark on the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca

Posted
By The Associated Press

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It’s required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. The Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, occurs once a year during the lunar month of Dhul-Hijja, the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar year.

___

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Other items that may interest you

A truckers’ protest halts the production of Italy's …

Mark Carney lands in Turkey to forge a new partnership …

French authorities ban some student protests after …

European Union awards top rights prize to …

© Copyright 2026 Daily Sitka Sentinel
Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions