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More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 80 words
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More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj Pilgrims beat the heat by sheltering under umbrellas and drinking plenty of water as temperatures in Mecca near 47°C…

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More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj Pilgrims beat the heat by sheltering under umbrellas and drinking plenty of water as temperatures in Mecca near 47°C…

Why it matters

Saudi Arabia expanded shaded areas at the Holy Mosques fivefold since 2024, when extreme heat claimed the lives of more than 1,300.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: temperatures in Mecca near 47°C during the Hajj.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “temperatures in Mecca near 47°C during the Hajj”
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Multiple sources, including the National Center for Meteorology (NCM) via web search, forecast temperatures reaching 47°C in Makkah. Wikipedia also notes temperatures exceeding 50°C during the disaster period, supporting the claim of extreme heat in that range.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between 14 and 19 June 2024, at least 1,301 people on the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca died due to extreme heat, with temperatures exceeding 50 °C (122 °F). Extreme heat caused heat stroke and dehydration…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hajj_extreme_heat_disaste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hajj (Arabic: حَجّ, romanized: Ḥajj [ħaddʒ]; also spelled Hadj or Haj) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam. Hajj is a one-time-required religious duty for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been numerous incidents during the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the cities of Mecca and Medina, that have caused loss of life. Every follower of Islam is required to perform the Hajj in M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_during_the_Hajj
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Claim 2: “More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj”
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Two independent web sources (DW.com and another news report) explicitly state that over 1.5 million pilgrims gathered in Mecca for the Hajj.
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web search NEUTRAL — In Islamic terminology, Hajj is a pilgrimage made to the Kaaba—the "House of Allah"—in the sacred city of Mecca. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Over 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims from around the world have gathered in Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, with numbers expected to exceed 2 ...
https://www.facebook.com/RoyaNewsEnglish/posts/more-than-a-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Having more than a million pilgrims descend upon one place to perform the same ritual in under a week has always been a complex logistical ...
https://www.dw.com/en/saudi-arabia-15-million-join-hajj-pilg…
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Claim 3: “Saudi Arabia expanded shaded areas at the Holy Mosques fivefold since 2024”
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The claim states shaded areas were expanded 'fivefold', but the evidence explicitly states Saudi Arabia 'tripled' shaded areas and expanded them by '50,000 sq m'. There is no mention of a fivefold increase.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (abbreviated as CTHM; Arabic: خَادِمُ ٱلْحَرَمَيْنِ ٱلشَّرِيفَيْنِ, romanized: Khādim al-Ḥaramayn aš-Šarīfayn, lit. 'Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries'), or Pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custodian_of_the_Two_Holy_Mosq…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The King's Cup, officially titled The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup, is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition. The King's Cup is the second-oldest knockout competition in Saudi …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Cup_(Saudi_Arabia)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The king of Saudi Arabia, officially the king of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: ملك المملكة العربية السعودية, romanized: Malik al-Mamlakat al-ʿArabiyat as-Suʿūdiyya), is head of state of the Kin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Saudi_Arabia
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Claim 4: “the Hajj, which runs from 24 to 29 May”
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The provided evidence explains what Hajj is and mentions a disaster in 2015 on September 24, but none of the provided sources confirm that the Hajj specifically ran from May 24 to May 29 in the current context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 September 2015, a fatal crowd crush resulted in the death of more than 2,000 individuals, many of whom were suffocated or crushed, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Mina_crowd_crush
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hajj (Arabic: حَجّ, romanized: Ḥajj [ħaddʒ]; also spelled Hadj or Haj) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam. Hajj is a one-time-required religious duty for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been numerous incidents during the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the cities of Mecca and Medina, that have caused loss of life. Every follower of Islam is required to perform the Hajj in M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_during_the_Hajj
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Claim 5: “extreme heat claimed the lives of more than 1,300 [in 2024]”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that between 14 and 19 June 2024, at least 1,301 people died due to extreme heat during the Hajj pilgrimage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been numerous incidents during the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the cities of Mecca and Medina, that have caused loss of life. Every follower of Islam is required to perform the Hajj in M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_during_the_Hajj
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between 14 and 19 June 2024, at least 1,301 people on the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca died due to extreme heat, with temperatures exceeding 50 °C (122 °F). Extreme heat caused heat stroke and dehydration…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hajj_extreme_heat_disaste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hajj (Arabic: حَجّ, romanized: Ḥajj [ħaddʒ]; also spelled Hadj or Haj) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam. Hajj is a one-time-required religious duty for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj
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