IRAN PROVIDES 200,000 IRAQI DINARS TO EACH PILGRIM DURING THE ARBAEEN PILGRIMAGE.
The Central Bank of Iran announced on Thursday that it will provide 200,000 Iraqi dinars to every Iranian pilgrim traveling to Iraq for the Arbaeen pilgrimage.
(That comes to about not even 200 US dollars. The Iranian government is not giving them the dinars, they are only allowing this much to be taken out of the country for the trip. But the good part is it is dinars not dollars.)
The bank’s public relations director, Mustafa Qamariova, said in a statement reported by Tasnim News Agency that “the bank will soon begin distributing the Arbaeen currency, in accordance with the policies followed in recent years. ”
Qamariova explained, “This year, the Central Bank will also, in accordance with its policy over the past years, provide local Iraqi currency to Arbaeen pilgrims.”
He confirmed that “the necessary preparations have been completed, and details and mechanisms for the exchange and sale of the currency (200,000 Iraqi dinars for each visitor) will be announced soon through the electronic systems of the designated banks.”
Every year, thousands of Iranians travel to Iraq to participate in the Arbaeen pilgrimage of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), through land and air border crossings.
