Here are some figures illustrating its scale, according to officials and local media:- More than 1.4 million pilgrims from abroad are expected to join in excess of 100,000 from inside Saudi Arabia. - The Saudi hajj and umrah ministry has mobilised some 60,000 staff. - 1.5 million containers of water from Mecca's Zamzam spring to be distributed to pilgrims when the hajj reaches its climax on Sunday. - Foreign pilgrims spent almost 20 billion riyals ($5.3 billion) during the hajj in 2015. Saudi Arabia never updated an initial toll of 769.

Source: Thanhnien News September 10, 2016 08:03 UTC