Kaaba

Summary

Kaaba is a sacred place^[1]. Kaaba ranks in the top 6% of sacred_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,642 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kaaba's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].
• Kaaba is located in Mecca^[4].
• Kaaba is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[5].
• Kaaba's instance of is recorded as sacred place^[6].
• Kaaba's instance of is recorded as cube^[7].
• Kaaba's instance of is recorded as building^[8].
• The location of Kaaba was Al-Masjid Al-Haram^[9].
• Kaaba's Commons category is recorded as Kaaba^[10].
• Kaaba's Unicode character is recorded as 🕋^[11].
• Kaaba comprises kiswah^[12].
• Kaaba comprises Black Stone^[13].
• Kaaba comprises Kaaba door^[14].
• Kaaba comprises corners of the Kaaba^[15].
• 600 marks the founding of Kaaba^[16].
• Kaaba's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 21.4225, 'lon': 39.826166666667}^[17].
• Kaaba's significant event is recorded as ṭawāf^[18].
• Kaaba's significant event is recorded as Hajj^[19].
• Kaaba's significant event is recorded as Umrah^[20].
• Kaaba's IPA transcription is recorded as al.ˈkaʕ.ba^[21].
• Kaaba's IPA transcription is recorded as al.ˈkaʕ.ba‿l.mu.ˈʃar.ra.fa^[22].
• Kaaba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kaaba^[23].
• Kaaba's Commons gallery is recorded as Kaaba^[24].
• Kaaba's depicted by is recorded as 🕋^[25].
• Kaaba's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Kaaba's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Kaaba is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[5]. Kaaba is located in Mecca^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Kaaba covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+119'}^[28]. Lengths include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11.68'}^[29], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9.90'}^[30], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12.04'}^[31], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10.18'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sacred place^[6], cube^[7], and building^[8]. Kaaba's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].

History and Context

600 marks the founding of Kaaba^[16].

Why It Matters

Kaaba ranks in the top 6% of sacred_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,642 views/month).^[2] Kaaba has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Kaaba is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]