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Guides du Hajj et images saintes

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Tunisia and Egypt, between 1955 and 1980 Three booklets dealing with the rites of the pilgrimage, the invocations recited during visits to the holy places, including many illustrations. 1955 edition, distributed by Muhammad Abbas Fares and Cherif Abdallah in Medina, King Saud Avenue number 569, a business dedicated to the souvenirs of the pilgrimage. 1975 edition, distributed by the printing house "Zamzam" belonging to its owner Abdal Kader Abdal Rahman Kuchk located in Makkah, Al Satnin Avenue. 1982 edition, published under the aegis of the Ministry of Information, offered by the authorities of the Holy Places during the pilgrimage season. - Four Popular Pictures - Memories of Pilgrimage (The Mahmal, The Kaaba, The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, The Prophet's Tomb). Printed by El-Manar, Tunis, circa 1960. This printing house, founded by Tijani M'hamdi in 1948, specializes in reprinting images originally produced in Egypt.