"The Kaaba (Arabic: ٱلْكَعْبَة, romanized: al-Kaʿbah, lit. ´The Cube´, Arabic pronunciation: [kaʕ.bah]), also spelled Ka´bah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah (Arabic: ٱلْكَعْبَة ٱلْمُشَرَّفَة, romanized: al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah, lit. ´Honored Ka´bah´), is a building at the center of Islam´s most important mosque, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the most sacred site in Islam. It is considered by Muslims to be the Bayt Allah (Arabic: بَيْت ٱللَّٰه, lit. ´House of God´) and is the qibla (Arabic: قِبْلَة, direction of prayer) for Muslims around the world when performing salah." - (en.wikipedia.org 07.04.2021)
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