Makkah, June 15 -- Saudi Arabia has completed the new Kiswah, the black silk covering of the Holy Kaaba, ahead of its annual replacement at the Grand Mosque in Makkah with the start of the new Hijri year 1448 AH.

The new covering was formally handed over to the Kaaba's caretakers by Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz hands over the new Kiswah to the Kaaba's caretakers ahead of its annual replacement.

Produced at the King Abdulaziz Complex for the Holy Kaaba Kiswah, the cloth represents one of the most significant works of Islamic craftsmanship undertaken each year in the Kingdom.

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