Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims have gathered near Mecca for the annual Hajj, which Saudi officials say could break attendance records. Pilgrims will spend the night in white tents in Mina, which every year hosts the world’s largest encampment, before the hajj’s high-point on Tuesday: prayers at Mount Arafat. Saudi officials say this year’s hajj could be the biggest in history. After 2.5 million attended in 2019, numbers were capped in 2020, 2021 and 2022 because of the Covid pandemic. The event has seen multiple crises over the years, including militant attacks, deadly fires and a 2015 stampede that killed up to 2,300 people.

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