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: Road Maintenance & Transportation Organization has announced that from August 6 to August 17, some 2,055,396 pilgrims passed through Iran’s border crossings to take part in this year’s Arbaeen processions in Iraq.
Monday 19 August 2024 - 21:00
Story Code : 426727
Source : IRNA
Over 2 million pilgrims depart Iran for Arbaeen processions
The organization further noted that some 614,990 pilgrims have returned from Iraq after the pilgrimage, which marks forty days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
During the Arbaeen processions, some 52 percent of Iranian pilgrims travel from the Mehran border crossing, followed by Shalamcheh with 25 percent, Khosravi with 14 percent, Chazabeh with 7 percent, Tamarchin and Bashmaq with one percent each.
It is worth noting that the Iranian provinces of Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, and Fars have had the largest share of pilgrims, respectively.
Non-Iranian pilgrims have also chosen the borders of Shalamcheh, Bashmaq, Tamerchin, Mehran, Chazabeh, and Khosravi on their way back home.
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