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n. - (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine.

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  • The Kabah is the golden mean ratio of the city of Mecca.
  • The ruins known as Kabah are on the site of what must have been one of the most imposing and important of the more ancient cities.
  • Development of the Puuc style in Uxmal, Kabah and Labná.
  • They worked stone to better advantage at Kabah than at Uxmal.
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