Makkah, Oct 14: As per the yearly custom, the Kiswa, the black cloth with golden embroidery covering the Holy Kaaba, will be changed on Monday (Dhul Hijja 9), an official of the General Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques announced here on Sunday.
Director General of Kiswa Factory in Makkah Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Pajudeh said more than 240 workers and employees are working in the factory. The cost of making Kiswa amounts annually to more than SR22 million. Pajudeh pointed out that 700 kg of silk and 120 kg of silver and gold wires are used in making the Kiswa.
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