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I would imagine that if anyone has done the work to study this, it’s the Saudis for the Hajj, since they are managing the largest human migration to a single po
by bobthepanda 2y ago
I would imagine that if anyone has done the work to study this, it’s the Saudis for the Hajj, since they are managing the largest human migration to a single point. (I believe there are larger migrations like China’s Lunar New Year, but those are more diffuse since it’s more people to hometowns.)
- dpig_ 2y agoStudies will also no doubt be done on the currently unfolding Maha Kumbh Mela in India, which has to be breaking some records for largest human gathering.
- bobthepanda 2y agoI admittedly don’t know very much about that festival. One interesting thing about Hajj is that not only is travel to a specific place mandated but also travel in a specific path and direction; you need to walk around the Kaaba seven times and walking between the hills of Safa and Marwah seven times. Given the Kaaba is only 12m x 10.5m its a very small place to concentrate people in.