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Mihrab

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mihrab

 Arabic mihrab

Semicircular prayer niche in the qiblah wall (the wall facing Mecca) of a mosque, reserved for the prayer leader (imam). The mihrab originated in the reign of the Umayyad caliph al-Walid I (705–715), when the famous mosques at Medina, Jerusalem, and Damascus were built. It was adapted from the prayer niches common in Coptic Christian monasteries. Mihrabs are usually ornately decorated.

mihrab
mihrab with the minbar on the right
A niche in the mosque or any religious Muslim building indicating direction of prayer toward Mecca. Focal point of decoration with dome in front.
Mihrab 

a prayer niche located in the wall of a mosque facing Mecca. The mihrab may have a semicircular, polyhedral, or, less often, rectangular plan and is topped with a semidome. Ornamentation consists of decorative carvings in stucco, marble, clay, or wood; inlays; frescoes; and decorative semicolumns and arcature bands. Portable mihrabs, mainly of wood, with carved ornamentation, are known.
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In the middle of the wall, there is decorated mihrab on which the name of the founder of the mosque and the date of building are carved.
Al-Rawda Grand Mosque (Culture) by Yemen Times (Sana'a, Yemen)
such as the mihrab, the minbar, and the four minarets outside ?
(DIP) U.S. PRESIDENT VISITS HAGIA SOPHIA MUSEUM AND SULTANAHMET MOSQUE by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey)
It also boasts the oldest surviving mihrab (niche indicating the direction of Mecca) in the world.
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