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Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat to pray during the Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The prophet Mohammed is said to have given his farewell sermon on this day, according to the Islamic calendar 1,378 years ago. (Nov. 15, 2010)
It's very crowded here. Weird melange of human and bus traffic on the street, everyone zig zagging everwhere.
Note the new photos below.
A vendor sells bananas from his cart on the roadside in Arafat, near Mecca
Join the CBC's Muhammad Lila as he chronicles the trip of a lifetime during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. As a journalist, he'll be asking tough questions, posting daily updates, and talking to the Canadians at the heart of Mecca's transformation.
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