Formation of the Muslim pilgrimage routes from the Russian Empire to Arabia in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries

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Keywords: Hajj; pilgrimage routes; Russian Empire; consular office; Muslims; Islam

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Nurimanov I.A. Formation of the Muslim pilgrimage routes from the Russian Empire to Arabia in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2019. N 2, p.74–90

Nurimanov I.A. (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Abstract

The article studies the formation of pilgrimage routes used by Muslims of the Russian Empire to reach the Islamic holy sites in Arabia. It compares traditional and less-used Hajj routes and examines the authorities’ role in organising travel, preventing disease, issuing passports and choosing safer routes.