Millions have gathered to take part in the annual Hajj.
Images from PA/Mosa'ab Elshamy
Mount Arafat, marked by a white pillar, is where Islam's Prophet Muhammad is believed to have delivered his last sermon to tens of thousands of followers some 1,400 years ago
Muslim pilgrims pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat
A pilgrim takes a photo with his mobile phone from atop a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat
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