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Article: GEOQUEST.(Kaaba, the shrine in Mecca)(Brief Article)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- April 6, 2001
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For Muslims, this shrine is the "House of Allah." The shrine is a stone building that stands about 50 feet high, with two walls measuring about 40 feet long and two walls that are about 35 feet long. A black silk cloth, embroidered with gold Arabic verses, covers the shrine, which is located in the courtyard of a sacred mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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