AlQa'dah 22, 1436, September 06, 2015, SPA -- The number of pilgrims coming from abroad for the Hajj of this year, reached 601,144 pilgrims until yesterday, according to statistics issued by the General Directorate of Passports. Their entry was as follows: 596,512 pilgrims by air, 568 by land and 4,064 by sea. This is more by 17,988 than the number of pilgrims arriving at the same period last year, an increase of 3%.