Holy Kaaba gets new cloth

Makkah: Saudi Arabia announced on Monday dawn that the Kaaba cloth (Kiswah) was replaced, in line with the annual custom on the day of Arafah that falls on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.

The Kaaba cloth is made of 670 kg of high-quality silk, 120 kg of gold threads, and 100 kg of silver threads. The cloth is covered on the outside with inscriptions woven with black textile threads. The specified team from the General Administration of King Abdulaziz Complex for the Kiswah of the Holy Kaaba dismantled the old Kiswah and installed the new one.