Mihrab
المحراب
Mihrab.
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A niche in the qibla wall that shows worshippers the direction of the Kaaba. It has been a fixed feature of mosque architecture since the Umayyad period. 1
People and things also explored
Great Mosque of Samarra· Grand Bazaar of Isfahan· Bazaar of Tabriz· Bibi-Khanym Mosque· Faisal Mosque· Grand Bazaar, Istanbul· Hassan II Mosque· Khan el-Khalili
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islam.museum contributors. “Mihrab”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/mihrab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.