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Kaaba (Ka'ba)
Mecca 24231, Saudi Arabia Phone: Not AvailableAbout
the most sacred point within this most sacred mosque, making it the most sacred location in Islam, From any point in the world, the direction facing the Kaaba is called the Qibla. the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim to perform the Hajj pilgrimage at least once in his or her lifetime. Multiple parts of the Hajj require pilgrims to make Tawaf, the circumambulation seven times around the Kaaba in a counter-clockwise direction. This circumambulation is also performed by pilgrims during the Umrah lesser pilgrimage. However, the most interesting times are during the Hajj, when millions of pilgrims gather to circle the building on the same day, In 2013, the number of pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj was officially reported as 1,100,544 Masha Allah.
