Kiswah (The cover of the Ka’bah) | Makkah | Saudi Arabia
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The Kiswah (Arabic: كسوة) is the cloth that covers the Ka’bah. It is changed annually on the 9th Dhul Hijjah, on the day Hajj pilgrims leave to go to the plain of Arafat. The term Kiswah means ‘robe’ and is also known as the ‘Ghilaf’. The cloth is woven from silk and cotton and adorned with verses from the Quran.
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