Haj 2023: Saudi opens portal for pilgrimage certificates

Monitor News Desk

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced steps for issuing the Haj completion certificate for the year 1444 AH.

Pilgrims wishing to obtain the certificate can download the Nusuk application and opt for the design of the document of their choice.

Here are the steps to get the certificate

Download Nusuk app

Choose “View Card” from the home page

Choose to issue a Haj completion certificate

Choose the appropriate design, then upload it by clicking on “Issue Certificate”.

After a lull of nearly three years, Haj was performed without any COVID-19 restrictions.

More than 1.84 million from more than 150 countries came to perform Haj in Saudi Arabia this year, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

According to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), 1,660,915 pilgrims came to the Kingdom through various ports, while the number of domestic pilgrims reached 184,130, including both citizens and residents.

The number of male pilgrims reached 969,694, making up the majority of the total, while the number of female pilgrims reached 875,351.

According to the authority’s data, the number of pilgrims from Arab countries reached 346,214, or 21 percent of the total. The number of pilgrims from Asian countries reached 1,056,317, or 63.5 percent.

Pilgrims from African countries reached 221,863, making up 13.4 percent of the total.

The number of pilgrims from Europe, America, Australia, and other unclassified countries reached 36,521, accounting for 2.1 percent of the total.

Regarding means of arrival from outside the Kingdom, the GASTAT  reported that a total of 1,593,271 pilgrims arrived through airports, while 60,813 pilgrims arrived through land ports, and 6,831 pilgrims arrived through seaports.

The GASTAT also revealed that the Makkah Road initiative included seven countries, with a total of 242,272 pilgrims benefiting from this initiative.

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