Two residents of Dagestan died during the Hajj to Mecca

Four Russians, including two residents of Dagestan, died during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The man’s heart gave out, and the woman suffered heatstroke due to a very high temperature - over 50 degrees.

In total, at least 570 pilgrims died during the Hajj this year. Most are from Egypt, as well as Jordan and Tunisia. The main cause of death was lack of access to water and air conditioning.

In total, about 1.8 million pilgrims performed the Hajj this year, of which 1.6 million were foreigners. The total quota for Muslims in Russia was 25 thousand people. Of these, over 15 thousand are in the republics of the North Caucasus. In particular, a quota of 10 thousand places was allocated for Muslims in Dagestan. 3.1 thousand pilgrims went from Chechnya to the Hajj, almost 1.5 thousand from Ingushetia, 400 people from Kabardino-Balkaria, 360 from Karachay-Cherkessia, 180 from North Ossetia. The most expensive tour costs 1.1 million rubles.

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