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About
About Kaaba
cubical shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; direction of prayer for Muslims
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 680 CE
- Excavation
- Not applicable
On the ground
Structures & features
21.4225° N · 39.8261° E · 10 mapped features
- kiswahstructurecloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia21.4225° N · 39.8261° E
- Black Stonestructurerock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, revered by Muslims21.4225° N · 39.8262° E
- Kaaba doorstructuredoor to the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia21.4225° N · 39.8261° E
- corners of the Kaabastructurefour corners of the square building Kaaba, roughly pointing along the four cardinal directions; the Black Stone is the Eastern corner; the Northern, Western, and Southern corners are known as the Iraqi, Levantine, and Yemeni corners respectively.21.4225° N · 39.8261° E
- Kaaba in artstructure21.4225° N · 39.8261° E
- Banu Shaybahstructure21.4225° N · 39.8261° E
- Gate of Kaabastructure21.4225° N · 39.8261° E
- Hijr Ismailstructure21.4225° N · 39.8261° E
- Keys of Kaabastructure21.4225° N · 39.8261° E
- Kiswahstructure21.4225° N · 39.8261° E
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