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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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Turkish pilgrims get on the bus to set off to Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 9 August, 2019 [Halil Sağırkaya/Anadolu Agency]
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