Jeddah, Dhu-AlQa'dah 27, 1438, Aug 19, 2017, SPA -- As many as 993,000 pilgrims have so far arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The General Directorate of Passports said in its daily statistics that 946,182 pilgrims arrived by air; 43,114 by land; and 3583 by sea, an increase by 22,5% (182,543) pilgrims compared to same period last year. --SPA 14:08 LOCAL TIME 11:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w469248