Kaaba

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Kaaba (Kaʿbah)
أَلكَعْبَة
The Kaaba surroondit bi pilgrims
Releegion
AffiliationIslam Arab polytheism[1]
Location
LocationGreat Mosque o Mecca,
Mecca, Hejaz, Saudi Arabie
Geografic coordinates21°25′21.0″N 39°49′34.2″E / 21.422500°N 39.826167°E / 21.422500; 39.826167Coordinates: 21°25′21.0″N 39°49′34.2″E / 21.422500°N 39.826167°E / 21.422500; 39.826167
Hicht (max)13.1 m (43 ft)

The Kaaba or Ka'aba (Arabic: الكعبة‎al-Kaʿbah IPA: [ælˈkæʕbɐ], "The Cube"), forby kent as the Sacred Hoose (البيت الحرام‎ Baytu l-Ḥarām) an the Auncient Hoose (البيت العتيق‎ Baytu l-'Atīq), is a cuboid biggin at the centre o Islam's maist saucrit mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, Saudi Arabie.

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