More than 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims are expected to travel to Mecca (Makkah) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in December 2008. The Hajj is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world and occurs from the 8th to 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.An estimated 2.3 million pilgrims made the Hajj in 2007. Saudi embassies and consulates around the world granted visas to 1,575,214 Hajj pilgrims including 13,742 visas for American's going on the Hajj. Indonesian pilgrims topped the list for 2007 with 214,886 Saudi visas being granted.
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