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flag Indonesian President proposes pilgrims' village near Mecca to cut Hajj costs for Indonesians.

flag Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto proposed building a pilgrims' village near Mecca's Masjid al-Haram, an idea positively received by Saudi officials. flag Prabowo also aims to lower Hajj costs for Indonesians, reducing the pilgrimage price from about $3,400 to $3,300, and instructed officials to cut costs further to below Malaysia's rates. flag The government approved a Hajj budget of around $5,300 per pilgrim for 203,320 regular pilgrims this year, with 300 hotels prepared in Saudi Arabia to accommodate them.

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