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A mihrab (Arabic: محراب pl. محاريب) is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the "qibla wall."

 

Source: Mihrab in Wikipedia.

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Uploaded on April 26, 2007
Taken on April 26, 2007