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KISWA (Sent by Taha Tungekar)

KAABA"-THE HOUSE OF ALLAH in MAKKAH.

The kabba is covered by a black cloth known as"KISWA" which is produced and changed every year.

Special factory designed for the making of Kiswa in Makkah. It costs approximately SR 17 million.

The cloth is made of 670 kgs of silver and dyed black.

About 120 kgs of pure gold & 50 kgs of silver used in writing the Quranic verses over the cloth.

The total area of the cloth is 658 sq meter.