المملكة: Indispensable…the most important guidelines for maintaining safety while performing Umrah

The General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has published a number of important instructions to maintain safety while performing Umrah.
To maintain safety while performing Umrah, it is necessary to follow a number of tips, the most important of which is adherence to health guidelines..

Umrah instructions

The Authority also stressed avoiding excessive crowding, by trying to choose the least crowded times to perform the rituals, in addition to drinking sufficient amounts of water, especially during times of high heat, to maintain the body’s hydration and avoid dehydration.
She pointed out the need to refrain from standing or sitting in places not designated for that, and to ensure the presence of companions when needed, especially for the elderly or people with special needs, to ensure their safety and help them with movement.
The General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques also stressed the necessity of preparing for emergencies and knowing the locations of ambulance centers and emergency numbers in the Grand Mosque.

Umrah numbers in 2024

The General Authority for Statistics announced the results of Umrah statistics for the third quarter of 2024, indicating that the total number of Umrah pilgrims reached 6,254,751 in the third quarter of 2024.
This was an increase of 35.0% over the same quarter of last year, indicating that the percentage of male Umrah performers reached 57.4%, while the percentage of female Umrah performers reached 42.6% of the total number of Umrah performers during the quarter..

Internal and external pilgrims

Saudi Umrah pilgrims constituted 10.7% of the total Umrah pilgrims during the third quarter of 2024, while the results of the bulletin indicated that the total number of Umrah pilgrims abroad reached 3,348,512 Umrah pilgrims in the third quarter of 2024.
It was an increase of 29.2% compared to the third quarter of 2023, while the number of male Umrah pilgrims reached 1,707,514, representing 51.0%.
The number of female Umrah pilgrims reached 1,638,743, representing 49.0% of the total number of female Umrah pilgrims abroad during the third quarter of 2024..

Total domestic pilgrims

The bulletin pointed out that the total number of domestic Umrah pilgrims reached approximately 2,906,239 Umrah pilgrims in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 42.4% over the third quarter of 2023.
The number of Saudi pilgrims reached 671,729, representing 23.1%, while the number of non-Saudi pilgrims reached 2,234,510, representing 76.9%.