The wall over the entrance is covered with texts from the Korán, forming an elegant design, and on either side are niches of lesser merit, but serving to set off the central one which formed the kiblah.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond] Reference

The kiblah niche is a gem of its kind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond] Reference

Córdova, 337, 338-346, 375; its famous mosque (cathedral), 338-345; aisles, columns, arches, 339, 340; the kiblah niche, 342.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond] Reference

To cite a few examples: ameer, amir, emeer, emir; cadi, kadhi, kadi, qadi, qazi; chamsinie, khamseen, khamsin; fakir, faqir, faquir; gasal, gazel, ghasel, ghazal, ghazel; hadj, haj, hajj; hegira, hejira, hijra, hijrah; kasida, qasida; kibia, kiblah, qibia, qiblah; and shaikh, shaykh, sheik, sheikh, sheykh.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 4] Reference