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Kiswa: the cover of the kaba
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A close up of one section of the KIswa, the cloth which covers the Kaba (The House of God) which is in Mecca, Arabia.
15 kilos of solid gold thread is used for the embroidery of the Quranic verses on the kiswa, one of which can be seen here. The total area covered by the kiswa is cover is 658 sq meters and it is made of 670 kgs of pure silk.
The kiswa is replaced every year and the hand here belongs to Fareed, who has been sewing the gold and silver threads into the kiswa for more than 30 years. Throughout history the base colour of the kiswa had differed between green, white and the current black.
Photo prise le 24 novembre 2007 (© Swamibu / Flickr)
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