Muslim pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca early, June 28, 2023. (Photo: Abdel Ghani Bashir/AFP)
Muslim pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, June 19, 2023. (Photo: Abdel Ghani Bashir/AFP)
Muslim pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, June 19, 2023. (Photo: Abdel Ghani Bashir/AFP)
Kurdistan Region pilgrims gathered in Iraqi southern Karbala province before departing to Saudi Arabia, June 10, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan Region General Directorate of Hajj and Umrah)
