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Mehrab (prayer design) محراب
A mehrab design places an arched niche at one end of the field, after the mihrab, the niche in a mosque wall that shows the direction of Mecca. The design is directional: it reads from one end. Rugs in this format are called prayer rugs, and in use the arch is laid toward Mecca.
Also Mihrab · Prayer · prayer mat · Prayer Matt · niche design
See also Tree of life (derakht-e zendegi), Field
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