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Cover of Saudi Arabia’s Kaaba changed in an intricate annual ceremony
The cover of the Kaaba is set to be changed during an intricate annual ceremony Wednesday, which coincides with the first day of the month of Muharram, 1445 Hijri in the Islamic calendar.
The ten-step elaborate process of replacing the old cloth with a new handmade kiswa (as the fabric is called in Arabic) will involve 130 technicians and manufacturers, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The process of changing the kiswah. (SPA)
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The cloth which covers the Kaaba is made from 670 kilograms of raw silk, 120 kilograms of gold wires and 100 kilograms of silver wires.
An artist hand embroiders the kiswah. (SPA)
The raw materials are carefully processed in an assembly line with the world’s largest sewing machine.
Sections of the black-dyed silk cloth are hand-embroidered in gold wires with verses from the Quran.
A specialized team supervises the entire process of replacing the kiswa, which is in 56 gold-embroidered pieces that each take 60-120 days to complete, El Ekhbariya reported.
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