Mihrab

Mihrab (Arabic: محراب‎ miḥrāb, pl. محاريب maḥārīb) is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the 'qibla wall'.Mihrab in the Mosque of Uqba also known as the Great Mosque of Kairouan; this mihrab dates in its present state from the 9th century, Kairouan, TunisiaMihrab at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, SyriaMihrab in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, TurkeyMihrab in the Bou Inania Madrasa, Fes, MoroccoMihrab in the Jameh Mosque in Yazd, IranMihrab in the Dome of the Chain, Temple Mount, Jerusalem.Mihrab in the Mezquita of Córdoba, SpainMihrab in the Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque, in DelhiMihrab in the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, in Roxbury, Boston.Mihrab of 13th century Eşrefoğlu Mosque in Beyşehir, Turkey Mihrab (Arabic: محراب‎ miḥrāb, pl. محاريب maḥārīb) is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the 'qibla wall'. Mihrab should not be confused with the minbar, which is the raised platform from which an Imam (leader of prayer) addresses the congregation. The mihrab is located to the left of the minbar.