Kiswah: (Arabic: kiswat al-ka’bah from Arabic: kuswa – robe or apparel), overall covering of the Islamic holy shrine of Ka’ba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia woven with dyed silk yarns. It is draped once annually and is accompanied with several other supplementary parts.
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