The Kaa'ba is the House of God located in Mecca. It is covered by a black cloth called the Kiswa, which is produced in a special factory in Mecca and replaced every year. The Kiswa costs approximately 17 million Saudi Riyals to produce and contains 670 kilograms of silver dyed black, 120 kilograms of pure gold, and 50 kilograms of silver used to write Quranic verses over the 658 square meter cloth.
The Kaa'ba is the House of God located in Mecca. It is covered by a black cloth called the Kiswa, which is produced in a special factory in Mecca and replaced every year. The Kiswa costs approximately 17 million Saudi Riyals to produce and contains 670 kilograms of silver dyed black, 120 kilograms of pure gold, and 50 kilograms of silver used to write Quranic verses over the 658 square meter cloth.
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The Kaa'ba is the House of God located in Mecca. It is covered by a black cloth called the Kiswa, which is produced in a special factory in Mecca and replaced every year. The Kiswa costs approximately 17 million Saudi Riyals to produce and contains 670 kilograms of silver dyed black, 120 kilograms of pure gold, and 50 kilograms of silver used to write Quranic verses over the 658 square meter cloth.
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Kaa'ba is covered by a black cloth known as 'Kiswa', which is produced & changed every year. Special factory designed for the making of Kiswa in Makkah. It costs approx. SR 17million.The cloth is made of 670kgs of silver dyed black, about 120kgs of pure gold & 50kgs of silver used in writing the Qur'anic verses over the cloth. The total area of the cloth is 658sqr meter.