Mihrab

Glossary

A niche in the wall of a mosque which indicates the qibla (direction of the Kaaba in Mecca) and is usually covered by a wall hanging. Some of the earliest niches were constructed in Damascus and Mecca during the eight century CE, under the reign of the Umayyad caliph al-Walid I. From the Old South Arabian mhrb (palace) or the Ethiopian mekwrab (temple or sanctuary).

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Mihrab%newline%A niche in the wall of a mosque which indicates the qibla (direction of the Kaaba in Mecca) and is usually covered by a wall hanging. Some of the earliest niches were constructed in Damascus and Mecca during the eight century CE, under the reign of the Umayyad caliph al-Walid I. From the Old South Arabian mhrb (palace) or the Ethiopian mekwrab (temple or sanctuary).

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Mihrab”. Accessed December 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/mihrab/
MLA	“Mihrab.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/mihrab/. Accessed 17, December, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Mihrab. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/mihrab/. (Accessed: 17, December, 2024)