Black Stone corner

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The Black Stone corner is the southeastern angle of the Kaaba in Mecca where the revered Black Stone is set and toward which many pilgrims begin and end their circumambulation.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural feature
religious site feature
adjacentTo Iraqi corner of the Kaaba
Yemeni corner of the Kaaba
associatedRitual Hajj
Umrah
tawaf
category Islamic pilgrimage sites
Religious architectural elements
Sites associated with the Kaaba
contains Black Stone
directionOfMovement counterclockwise around the Kaaba
hasArabicName الركن الأسود
ركن الحجر الأسود
hasPosition southeastern corner of the Kaaba
houses Black Stone
locatedIn Kaaba
Makkah Province
Masjid al-Haram
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
materialContext Black Stone is set into the Kaaba wall at this corner
orientation faces roughly east
faces roughly south
partOf Kaaba
pilgrimPractice many pilgrims attempt to kiss the Black Stone there
many pilgrims point toward the Black Stone there
many pilgrims touch the Black Stone there
religion Islam
roleInPilgrimage primary landmark for counting tawaf circuits
significance ending point of tawaf for many pilgrims
starting point of tawaf for many pilgrims

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kaaba
corner

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