THE HOLY KA'ABA

"KA'ABA" The House Of Allah in Makkah. The Ka'aba is covered by a black cloth known as 'Kiswa', which is produced and changed every year. Special factory is designed for the making of 'Kiswa' in Makkah. It costs approximately Saudi Riyal 17 million. the cloth is made of 670 kgs of silver and dyed black. About 120 kgs of pure gold and 50 kgs of pure silver is used in writing the Quranic verses over the cloth. The total area of the cloth is 658 square meters.