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Cleaning crews in the courtyard of the Holy Mosque of Mecca, the Grand Mosque in Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, pilgrims and Muslims in the courtyard of the Holy Mosque in Mecca, cleaning the courtyard of the Holy Mosque of Mecca using machines, ve
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