Definition of mihrab
: a niche or chamber in a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca
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The exhibition also features an ornate wooden mihrab, or prayer niche, from the Cairo mausoleum of a Muslim holy woman.
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Origin and Etymology of mihrab
Arabic miḥrāb
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