Mihrab
Niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of prayer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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".
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.