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.

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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

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al-Rukn al-Yamani adjacentTo western wall of the Kaaba