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It is considered an integral part of the pilgrimage, and refers to the seven times pilgrims circle around the Kaaba at the beginning, during and at the end of hajj.

Pilgrims proceed to the tent city of Mina on the first day of Hajj (what is called the day of Tarwiah). Mina for prayer, lies roughly eight kilometers away from Makkah. Pilgrims are required to remain in Mina until the sunrise of the second day of hajj, where they leave to Arafat.