Grand Mosque

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims pray inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="EVHST0000227" title="Hajj" href="/topic/religion-belief/islam/hajj-EVHST0000227.topic">Hajj</a> in Mecca, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO00000070" title="Saudi Arabia" href="/topic/intl/saudi-arabia-PLGEO00000070.topic">Saudi Arabia</a>. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 3 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world.

( AP photo / November 12, 2010 )

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims pray inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 3 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world.

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