Pilgrims from Uzbekistan to head to Saudi Arabia from 3 September
25/08/2015 16:45
Pilgrims from Uzbekistan to head to Saudi Arabia from 3 September
25/08/2015 16:45
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- First group of pilgrims from Uzbekistan will fly to Saudi Arabia on 3 September 2015 to perform Hajj rituals.
According to the Committee on Religious affairs under the Cabinet of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Havo Yollari (Uzbekistan Airways) will transfer 5,200 people to Saudi Arabia from 3 to 14 September. The pilgrims will be transported with charter flights on route Tashkent-Medina, Bukhara-Medina, Samarkand-Medina, Termez-Medina, Namangan-Medina and Urgench-Medina.
About 25 members of the working group, 30 doctors and 10 cooks will render services to the pilgrims from Uzbekistan in Saudi Arabia.
Before departure, pilgrims were vaccinated against neisseria meningitides and influenza. They also received print and video materials on pilgrimage rituals.
The hotels in Medina and Mecca, rented for the pilgrims from Uzbekistan, have TV-sets with the Uzbek channels, which will allow to receive information on events in Uzbekistan.
The Uzbek pilgrims will return to Uzbekistan from 27 September to 8 October 2015.
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