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Ka'bah


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(Arab., ‘cube’).

The building, deeply revered by Muslims, in the centre of the great mosque at Mecca, in the eastern corner of which, about 5 feet from the ground, is ...

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Kaaba
in World Encyclopedia Length: 59 words
Kaaba
in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2) Length: 55 words
Kaaba
in The Oxford Dictionary of Islam Length: 123 words
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in A Dictionary of Asian Mythology Length: 102 words

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