The Kiswah is a holy cloth that covers the Kaaba, the sacred stone building at the center of the Great Mosque in Makkah (or ...

Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca-- the holiest city for Muslims. In Islamic terminology, Hajj is a pilgrimage ...

It doesn't have to be in a mosque. But no matter where you are in the world you always face towards the same place the Kaaba in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. You just have to know which ...

Access to Mecca to be restricted from April 29 to June 11 for Omani citizens An aerial view shows Mecca's Grand Mosque with the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the centre on June 17, 2024, during ...

Muslims pray around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on March 26, 2025, on Laylat al-Qadr, or Night of Destiny, one of the holiest nights during the holy fasting month of ...

Islamic artefacts dating back hundreds of years, including the cloth used to cover the Kaaba in Mecca, will go on display at ...

The artefacts, including the Kiswa, a 29ft-long (9m) cloth that covers the Kaaba at the centre of the mosque in Makkah.

What pops up in your mind when you hear or read, “Saudi Arabia”? The Kaaba in Mecca? The country’s conservative ways? Or perhaps you wonder whether Saudi Arabia would be a good travel ...