REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF HAJ PILGRIMS

Minister of Religious Suryadharma Ali (kanan) accompanied by Director General of Haji and Umroh (PHU) Ministry of Religious Affairs Anggito Abimanyu (left) gave a description of the Reduction of the Number of Jamaah Haji 2013 in the Ministry of Religion, Jakarta, Wednesday (12/6). The Saudi Arabian Government conducts a reduction or quota of the number of pilgrims around the world by 20 percent of the basic quota, thus the quota or the number of Indonesian pilgrims in 2013 will be 168.800 hours from the original 211.000 people. ANTARA PHOTO/M Agung Rajasa/ama/13