KRG General Directorate of Hajj and Umrah

Muslim worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 11, 2024 ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Kurdistan

Over 1,000 pilgrims die during Hajj; 19 are from Kurdistan Region

Muslim worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 11, 2024 ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Kurdistan

Thirteen pilgrims from Kurdistan Region die in Mecca, others missing