western wall of the Kaaba
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The western wall of the Kaaba is one of the four sacred sides of Islam’s holiest shrine in Mecca, forming part of the cubic structure that Muslims face during prayer.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural element
ⓘ
wall ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
northern wall of the Kaaba
ⓘ
southern wall of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| associatedWith | qibla ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| coveredBy | kiswa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | part of the holiest site in Islam ⓘ |
| direction | west ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | cubic structure of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| hasColorWhenCovered | black GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionTypeOnCovering | gold-embroidered Quranic inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSidesOfStructure | 4 ⓘ |
| location |
Makkah Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram NERFINISHED ⓘ Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Saudi authorities responsible for the Two Holy Mosques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Hatim (Hijr Ismail)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaaba door area (on the eastern wall, diagonally opposite) ⓘ |
| oppositeTo | eastern wall of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| orientationRelation | faces roughly toward the direction of the Levant from the Kaaba’s center ⓘ |
| partOf | Kaaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageAssociation |
Hajj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sacredTo | Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | forms part of the structure Muslims face during prayer (qibla) ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | tawaf area ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.