Timelapse shows Muslim pilgrims circling the Kaaba in Mecca ahead of Hajj

Around 1.6 million Muslims have gathered in Mecca ahead of the start of Hajj, one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings, as pilgrims prepared for the beginning of the multi-day pilgrimage amid soaring temperatures and regional tensions. A timelapse shows pilgrims circling the Kabaa at the Grand Mosque as they arrived. (AP video by Baraa Anwer)

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