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WATCH: Footage shows quick cleaning of circumambulation area around Kaaba

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The systematic cleaning has previously set a world record. (Reuters)

WATCH: Footage shows quick cleaning of circumambulation area around Kaaba

Staff writer, Al Arabiya English

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Sped-up footage shared on Twitter by Saudi accounts has shown how quickly the cleaning of the Mataf (circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) has been carried out as millions of pilgrims descend on Mecca as Hajj begins.

The systematic cleaning has previously set a world record.


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