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the Kaaba

Kiswa of Kaaba to be replaced with advent of new Islamic year

The intricate black cloth covering the Kaaba will be replaced on Muharram 1, the beginning of the Hijri year, as part of an annual tradition. The Kiswa will be changed with the help of 159 technicians and craftsmen, Saudi Press Agency…
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Saleh Al-Shaibi, senior caretaker of the Kaaba, dies

Dr. Saleh bin Zain Al-Abidin Al-Shaibi, the senior caretaker of the Kaaba, died in Makkah on Friday evening. Funeral prayers were held after Fajr on Saturday at the Grand Mosque. Al-Shaibi, who held a doctorate in Islamic studies, was a…
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Deputy governor of Makkah region hands over Kaaba Kiswa to gatekeeper

The deputy governor of the Makkah Region Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz handed over the Kaaba’s Kiswa to the gatekeeper of the holy site on Monday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The hand-over was signed off by Minister of Hajj and…
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Arabic and international

Saudi Arabia..disclosure of the date of lifting the lower part of the covering of the Kaaba

The Saudi newspaper, Sabq, reported that the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in the Kingdom is preparing to raise the lower part of the covering of the Kaaba by approximately 3 meters, next…
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