Holy Site

Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām

kaaba

Located in Mecca and most commonly known as al-Ka'ba, the Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām is the most sacred shrine of Islam. Covered by a black cloth known as Kiswah, it defines the direction of prayer (qibla) for all Muslim prayers.

On the map

Location

Mecca

Modifiers

Through its Holy Site Type: Islamic Holy Site

Location modifier

• Possible Clerics+50
• Local Monthly Prosperity+0.1%
• Local Max Literacy for Clergy+10%
• Max Control+5%

Country modifier

• Invite Religious Figure from Same School Cost−10%
• Invite Religious Figure from New School Cost−10%

Connections

Belongs to 1

• Islamic Holy SiteType

References 3

• IbadismReligions
• ShiismReligions
• SunnismReligions

Mentions 1

• IslamDesc

Definitionin_game/common/holy_sites/islam.txt:3

location = mecca Mecca

type = islam_holy_site

importance = 5

religions = { sunni shia ibadi }

History