The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque adorned on Sunday the holy Kaaba with a new cover "Kiswa" as per the annual tradition. A team from the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa, consisting of 159 craftsmen, carried out the replacement. The team, distributed around the sides and roof of the holy Kaaba according to their specializations, began by dismantling the old Kiswa and installing the new one, then fixing it at the corners and on the roof of the holy Kaaba. The installed Kiswa, weighing 1,350 kilograms and standing 14 meters high, consists of four separate sides and a door curtain. Each side of the holy Kaaba was individually raised to the top of the Kaaba in preparation for unfolding it over the old covering. The Kiswa consumes approximately 1,000 kilograms of raw silk, dyed black within the complex, 120 kilograms of gold threads, and 100 kilograms of silver threads. As for the Kiswa's belt, it consists of 16 pieces, along with seven pie ces below the belt. Source: Qatar News Agency
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