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Revision as of 12:16, 20 July 2020

Mihrab
Design 15-Rugman Collection-WikiRug.jpg
Mihrab Design (Rugman)
General information
NameMihrab
Original nameمحرابی
Origin Iran


Mihrab (Arabic). The prayer niche in a mosque wall indicating the qibla or direction of Mecca or a symbolic gateway, represented by an arch in a prayer rug.[1]

References

  1. Stone, 2013, 190

Bibliography

  • Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon: Tuttle.