{"id":61537,"date":"2026-05-30T19:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=61537"},"modified":"2026-05-30T19:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:23:27","slug":"algerian-pilgrims-start-hajj-return-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=61537","title":{"rendered":"Over 41,000 Algerian Pilgrims Commence Return from Hajj"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian pilgrims are set to begin their return journey home from Saudi Arabia starting this Sunday, following the successful completion of Hajj rituals with the conclusion of Ayyam al-Tashriq in Mina. The National Office for Hajj and Umrah (ONHO), alongside 50 accredited tourism agencies, has meticulously organized the repatriation process for over 41,000 Algerian pilgrims.<\/p>\n<h2>Algerian Hajj pilgrims return<\/h2>\n<p>Repatriation flights are scheduled to run from Sunday until July 21st. The initial return flight is slated to depart from Jeddah Airport at 8:00 AM Algerian time, heading directly to Houari Boumediene Airport in Algiers. In total, 142 flights will facilitate the pilgrims&#39; return, originating from both Jeddah and Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Medina.<\/p>\n<p>These flights will service twelve national airports across Algeria, including major hubs in Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Batna, Annaba, Tlemcen, Laghouat, Ghardaia, Bechar, Adrar, Ouargla, and Tamanrasset, ensuring a smooth and widespread return for all pilgrims. This season, Algerian pilgrims were accommodated in 55 hotels across Makkah al-Mukarramah, with comprehensive care provided throughout their spiritual journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related topics:<\/strong> Algerian Hajj, pilgrims return, Saudi Arabia, Hajj flights, Algeria airports, religious pilgrimage<\/p>\n<p><em>DZWatch provides English-language coverage of Algeria-focused developments for international readers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian pilgrims commence their return journey from Saudi Arabia after completing Hajj rituals. Over 41,000 pilgrims will fly back to 12 national&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}