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Mihrab
Niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of prayer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Mehrab" redirects here. For other uses, see Mehrab (disambiguation).
Mihrab (Arabic: محراب, miḥrāb, pl. محاريب maḥārīb) is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the "qibla wall".
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The minbar, which is the raised platform from which an imam (leader of prayer) addresses the congregation, is located to the right of the mihrab.