More than 2 million pilgrims gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday to perform initial rites of the hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage that takes the faithful along a path traversed by the Prophet Muhammad some 1,400 years ago.

2 million pilgrims begin annual Hajj in Mecca

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2 million pilgrims begin annual Hajj in Mecca