Place Institution Islam
Kaaba
الكعبة ar کعبه fa
Cubical shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; direction of prayer for Muslims
- Dated from the 680s CE
- Also called Sacred House, The Cube, Kabah
Overview
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Places nearby
- under 1 km away
Mecca
Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province - under 1 km away
Al-Masjid Al-Haram
Islam's holiest mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia - under 1 km away
Station of Abraham
stone associated with Ibrahim, in what is now the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia - 1.2 km away
Mosque of the Jinn
mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia - 4.3 km away
Bay'ah Mosque
Mosque in Saudi Arabia - 5.6 km away
Masjid al-Taneem
mosque in Saudi Arabia - 5.6 km away
Cave of Thor
cave in Mecca - 7.0 km away
Mina
neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia
Recorded events
What Kaaba’s own record names in its history, in the order of the dates on the statements.
- 1630 CE Architectural reconstruction ↗
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