Riyadh – Mubasher: Saudi Arabia government studies the probability of extending the Umrah season to ten months instead of eight months, according to Saudi local newspaper.
The suggestion comes in the framework of the Kingdome’s economic outlook where it seeks to boost the capacity of pilgrims’ arrivals from eight billion to 30 billion by 2030.
Umrah season begins usually on the first day of Safar and continues until the end of Ramadan, where only 15 days separate the end of Haj and the beginning of the Umrah season
The citizens and expatriates living in the Kingdom usually avail themselves of this period to perform Umrah or visit Madinah as the two holy cities will not be too crowded.
