A new Kiswa, or cover, has been installed at the Kaaba by the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque.
The intricate process was carried out at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, where a team of 159 craftsmen from the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa meticulously replaced the previous cover.
Images of the annual ceremony of changing the #Kaaba’s Kiswa at the Grand Mosque in #Mecca, to mark the New Islamic Year. pic.twitter.com/FBtj4071aK
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Weighing 1,350 kilograms and standing 14 meters tall, the Kiswa is composed of four separate panels and a door curtain.
Each side of the Kaaba was individually lifted to facilitate the precise unfolding of the new cover over the old one.
The Kiswa is made from approximately 1,000 kilograms of raw silk, dyed black within the complex, and adorned with 120 kilograms of gold threads and 100 kilograms of silver threads.
The Kiswa’s belt is crafted from 16 pieces, complemented by an additional seven pieces below it. This careful process underscores the reverence and significance attached to the Kaaba in Islamic tradition.
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