Riyadh: The Kaaba, located in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is a highly sacred place for Muslims around the world. Muslims going for Hajj feel fortunate just to see the Kaaba and touch its wall.

Like Mecca, the history of the Kaaba's door is also very old. The grandeur of the current door of the Kaaba can be gauged from the fact that it is made of 280 kilograms of gold. However ...

At present, the Kiswah that covers the Kaaba weighs more than 1,000 kg. It is made of silk, embroidered with gold and silver threads. It consists of four large parts and a door curtain.