Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Hands Over Holy Kaaba’s Kiswa to the Grand Mosque's Chief Guardian

On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region and Deputy Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Hajj and Umrah Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz handed over the Holy Kaaba’s cover (Kiswa) to the chief guardian of the Grand Mosque.

 The handover documents were signed by Minister of Hajj and Umrah and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque Tawfig Al-Rabiah, and Chief Guardian of the Grand Mosque Abdul Malik bin Taha Al-Shaibi.

 The handover ceremony marks the upcoming replacement of the Holy Kaaba’s Kiswa on the first day of Muharram 1447 AH.

 The new Kiswa was produced by the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa using natural black-dyed silk. The covering stands 14 meters high and features, in its upper third, a belt that is 95 centimeters wide and 47 meters long, composed of 16 pieces framed by Islamic decorative patterns.

 The handover ceremony is part of the preparations and procedures for replacing the Holy Kaaba’s Kiswa at the beginning of the year 1447 AH, reflecting the leadership’s care and attention to every stage from production to completion of the replacement.