TEHRAN -- In a ceremony on Tuesday, the first group of Hajj (Ka'ba) pilgrims left Isfahan Province for Medina.

The director of the Public Relations Office of the Isfahan Hajj and Pilgrimage Department, Abdul-Rasoul Rabi'ei, said that since the early hours of Tuesday, some four caravans have left for Medina to perform the sacred traditions of Hajj. Some 10,438 pilgrims in 55 caravans will travel to Medina from Isfahan Province, 460 of which are from Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari Province.

Rabi'ei added that Ka'ba pilgrimages will continue until February 7, and will consist of 35 flights from Isfahan to Medina. The pilgrims will leave on Saudi Arabian aircraft and return in Iranian planes on February 27.