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Also Known As	miḥrāb

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Spain: Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba

section of a mihrab

Interior of the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, Cairo, showing the mihrab (prayer niche) and the minbar (pulpit).

Figure 82: Specialized rugs. (right) Wool prayer rug from Bursa, Turkey, Ottoman, 16th century. The field contains a mihrab, or prayer niche, with a mosque lamp hanging in the central arch.

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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