Baku / 10.05.18 / Turan: For the pilgrimage of Hajj this year, 1,400 believers have already applied to the Caucasian Muslims Office(CMO), reported the department of the pilgrimage organization Hajj of the CMO. According to the same source, hotels have already been booked for Azerbaijani pilgrims. Pilgrims will travel to Saudi Arabia by charter flights from 1 to 16 August. This year hajj will cost o the Azerbaijan pilgrims $4150. Those who made a repeating Hajj will pay another $535. Kurban Bayramy this year falls on August 22-23.
Pilgrims will start to return on 1 September. -06D--
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