A new Kiswa has been installed early Sunday at Kaaba on the eve of the first month of Islamic lunar calendar, Muharram.

Saudi Arabia has changed the Kiswa (curtain covering holy Ka’aba) as it marks the beginning of the Islamic lunar new year 1445.

Saudi Arabia to drape Ka’aba with new Kiswa on Tuesday marking the new Islamic lunar year. Short video shows the final touches on the new Kiswa. Parts of the old Kiswa is sent as a precious gift to the leaders in some countries and the rest is kept at Kiswa museum.

Before Saudi Arabia took responsibility to produce Kiswa (clothing for Ka’aba) the embroidered drape was produced at a workshop in Egypt. The following images show inside the workshop.

An administration for maintenance of the holy Ka’aba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca has maintained the Kiswa (black curtain covering Ka’aba) as part of preparation ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan.

The new Kiswa (curtain) for holy Ka’aba will be installed on the first day of Muharram, July 30th, which will mark the first day of the new year according to Islamic lunar calendar.

Ahead of Hajj 2022, which will begin on July 7, holy Kaaba is draped with new Kiswa (curtain) as an annual tradition conducted before the pilgrimage.