(Arabic: مِحْرَاب). In a mosque, the niche that indicates the wall oriented toward Mecca.
Mihrab of the Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo, Egypt. 10th century with later additions.
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Mihrab of the Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo, Egypt. 10th century with later additions.