Saudi Arabia has warned pilgrims that the average maximum temperature in Makkah during this year's Hajj season could reach 44 degrees Celsius, 1-2 degrees above normal. During last year's Hajj season, more than 2,000 pilgrims suffered from heat stroke.

Pilgrims from Uzbekistan will return to the country from June 22 to July 12. Direct Uzbekistan Airways flights will be launched from Jeddah to 10 regions - Tashkent, Namangan, Fergana, Bukhara, Samarkand, Karshi, Termiz, Navoi, Nukus and Urganch.

In the 56 years since 1968, when the Hajj accounting was started by the Statistics Department of Saudi Arabia, 100 million Muslims have made Hajj. Countless pilgrims performed the small Hajj - Umrah.