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| Crowds gather at the Hajj in Mecca. |
The excitement has been building in Mecca in the lead up to Hajj.
Thousands of pilgrims from all over the world have arrived in the
holiest city in Islam to perform Umrah - the lesser pilgrimage you
must complete before Hajj.
Slideshows
More than one million pilgrims have flocked to the Holy Mosque for
prayer each evening, in the lead up to Hajj in Mecca.
View our slideshow
The road to Mecca is a long one for some, see our series of pictures of pilgrims arriving.
Go to slideshow
Panoramas
You can also look down on Mecca from on high, download our 180 degree
view of the Holy Mosque at prayer time (363k).
180
degree view
To view
this 'panorama' you'll need the [free] QuickTime plug-in.
Download here.
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| Pilgrims came by air and sea |
Road to Mecca
They have come by boat, by air and by road to Western Saudi Arabia. Read about a plane ride to Saudi
and how ordinary people transform into pilgrims. Find out where
the pilgrims have come from and the arrangements in place for them.
Read it
Our Pilgrims
The next broadcast of Hajj - The Greatest Trip on Earth is
on Monday at 7.50pm on Channel 4. If you missed the special on Saturday
night, meet our pilgrims.
More
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| Some of Channel 4's Hajj team |
Postcard from Mecca
Find out how Channel 4 is compiling their coverage in Saudi and
how the crew have found it.
More.
On Channel4.com/hajj
Stay tuned for our daily updates from Mecca. Every morning the site
will feature the previous day's highlights.
Don't miss our coverage on Monday of the epic journey from Mecca
to Mina when three million pilgrims head to the same place, at the
same; we'll have all the news from Hajj - The Greatest Traffic Jam
on Earth.
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