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Temporary City, Population 3 Million
Pilgrims converge on Mecca for the Hajj, and fill its massive tent city
The world’s largest temporary city is now standing outside Mecca, Saudi Arabia, housing an estimated 3 million people. They’ve been there for the past few days for the annual Hajj, possibly the largest religious pilgrimage in the world, which brings millions of Muslims from all over the world to the Islamic holy city.
Alan Taylor has a nice collection of images from the Hajj and Eid al-Adha from Mecca plus a few other locations over at the The Atlantic’s In Focus channel, in particular this aerial shot looking down on the tent city that has been built in the nearby town of Mina.