The Kaaba Published July 2, 2014 at 640 × 424 in عمرة ثاني اسبوع من رمضان ← Previous 1996, Mecca, Saudi Arabia — Pilgrims circle the Kaaba in Mecca, the focus of Muslim prayer. The circumambulation is called tawaf. The black cloth covering the Kaaba is called a kiswah. — Image by © Kazuyoshi Nomachi/Corbis