The Kaaba or Caaba is a sacred place, a point of pilgrimage and direction to which the Muslims lead their prayers. It is an almost cubic construction in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) within the Masyid al-Haram mosque, which also contains in its structure the Black Stone (relic of Islam). Its name comes from the Arabic 1575; 1604; 1603; 1593; 1576; 1577; ( al Kaaba "the cube" ).
