The Grand Mosque\u2019s Kiswa Maintenance Department said that it has carried out work recently to maintain the Kiswa that covers the Kaaba, fix its edges and tighten the belt that surrounds it, to help ensure it looks its best during Ramadan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The department\u2019s official said: \u201cThis comes as part of the periodic work undertaken by the unit charged with taking care of the Kaaba\u2019s Kiswa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is carried out in accordance with a fixed program that is implemented through the Kaaba\u2019s comprehensive maintenance and cleaning processes throughout the year.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on the department\u2019s operational and technical plan, he added, the Kiswa is checked on a daily basis and maintained by a specialized Saudi team \u201cwith the experience of some of its members exceeding 26 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team charged with this task inspects all of the Kiswa\u2019s parts as well as the rings keeping it in place.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Grand Mosque\u2019s Kiswa Maintenance Department said that it has carried out work recently to maintain the Kiswa that covers the Kaaba, fix its edges and tighten the belt that surrounds it, to help ensure it looks its best during Ramadan. The department\u2019s official said: \u201cThis comes as part of the periodic work undertaken by …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":91439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,11],"tags":[3995,3994],"class_list":["post-91438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-saudi","tag-holy-mecca","tag-kiswa-maintenance"],"yoast_head":"\n