The Kaaba is the sacred site in Mecca toward which Muslims face during the five daily prayers.
It is a cuboid structure at the center of the Great Mosque of Mecca, in present-day Saudi Arabia. The direction toward it is called the qibla. Muslims do not worship the Kaaba itself; it serves as a unified focal point for prayer and as the central destination of the hajj pilgrimage.
Islamic tradition connects the Kaaba with Abraham and Ishmael, while the Quran describes it as a sanctuary and a house associated with worship of God. During tawaf, pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba seven times. This site is distinct from the Black Stone, which is set into one corner of the structure.