Kaaba

Summary

Kaaba is a sacred place^[1]. Kaaba ranks in the top 6% of sacred_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,494 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 video is recorded as Hajj.ogv^[6].
• Kaaba's image is recorded as Kaaba2.JPG^[7].
• Kaaba's image is recorded as Rukn al-Yamani 01.jpg^[8].
• Kaaba's instance of is recorded as sacred place^[9].
• Kaaba's instance of is recorded as cube^[10].
• Kaaba's instance of is recorded as building^[11].
• Kaaba's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247665120^[12].
• Kaaba's GND ID is recorded as 4100796-7^[13].
• Kaaba's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2006005351^[14].
• Kaaba's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12202852q^[15].
• Kaaba's IdRef ID is recorded as 030655706^[16].
• Kaaba's location is recorded as Al-Masjid Al-Haram^[17].
• Kaaba's Commons category is recorded as Kaaba^[18].
• Kaaba's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35721926^[19].
• Kaaba's Unicode character is recorded as 🕋^[20].
• Kaaba's has part is recorded as kiswah^[21].
• Kaaba's has part is recorded as Black Stone^[22].
• Kaaba's has part is recorded as Kaaba door^[23].
• Kaaba's has part is recorded as corners of the Kaaba^[24].
• +0600-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kaaba^[25].
• Kaaba's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 21.4225, 'lon': 39.826166666667}^[26].
• Kaaba's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01lh2j^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Kaaba's area is recorded as {'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^[9], cube^[10], and building^[11]. Kaaba's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].

History and Context

+0600-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kaaba^[25].

Why It Matters

Kaaba ranks in the top 6% of sacred_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,494 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]