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Caucasus Muslims Office to increase prices for Mashad pilgrimage

27 June 2007 12:54 (UTC +04:00)

Caucasus Muslims Office will increase the prices for Mashad pilgrimage by $20 as from July 1, Caucasus Muslims Office foreign affairs department chief Mugeddes Payizov told the APA. He said that they will raise the prices at driversâ€™ request.
â€œThe drivers say that they are not satisfied with the prices,â€ he said.
Payizov said that the pilgrims used to pay $140 for Mashad pilgrimage and have to pay $160 now.
Payizov noted that about 1000 pilgrims leave for Mashad every year thourgh Caucasus Muslims Office.
â€œ12 groups have been sent to Mashad since the beginning of the year, and each group consists of 25 men,â€ he said. /APA/