Iraq's Hajj authority says limited annual quota restricts lottery places

Iraq's Higher Commission for Hajj and Umrah says 1,443,000 eligible applicants entered the lottery covering the 2027 supplementary season and 2028–2030. It cites an annual allocation of 39,690 places and says registration was restricted to people aged 45 or older. This is the authority's explanation, not an independent audit of selection fairness.

Ji aliyê Tîma edîtoriyê · Published 3 kew 2026 · Updated 3 kew 2026

Hatiye ragihandin: 3 kew 2026

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The commission supplies the applicant, quota and age figures. Shafaq repeats that institution's account, not independent corroboration. The authority also gives a 5.5% selection share without explaining the aggregate calculation across the listed seasons; it must not be treated as one annual quota divided by all applicants. Selection records, fairness and any increased Saudi allocation remain unverified. October 3 is the statement date; midnight UTC is a date-only marker, not the draw time. No individual applicants, travel movements or community identities are mapped.

Kontrola dawî ya delîlan: 3 kew 2026 23:06 UTC.

3 kew 2026 23:06 UTC — First published as a primary-source quota explanation, noting the unexplained multi-season percentage and lack of an independent lottery audit; date-only timing and country-level mapping.

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Iraq's Higher Commission for Hajj and Umrah Hikûmet / saziya giştî
primary claimant statement explaining lottery limits and annual seat allocation; not an independent selection audit
Shafaq News Dezgeha medyayî ya serbixwe
report relaying the same authority statement; not independent corroboration of the lottery

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