Question
A niche in mosques called a mihrab indicates the qibla, or the direction of an object in this city. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this city where the Kaaba is located.
ANSWER: Mecca [or Makkah]
[10m] While mosques typically have one mihrab, a mosque in this city contains four mihrabs lining the sanctuary. Before Judgment Day, Muslims believe Isa will descend in this city, where a mosque allegedly enshrines the head of John the Baptist.
ANSWER: Damascus [or Dimashq; accept Great Mosque of Damascus]
[10h] Mu’awiya I built one of these structures near the “Mihrab of the Companions” in the Great Mosque of Damascus. These enclosures were built in mosques for Muslim rulers to protect them from assassinations.
ANSWER: maqsurah [accept Maqsura of the Companions]
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| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 100% | 17% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 7 | 11.43 | 100% | 14% | 0% |
Data
| Columbia B | Maryland B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yale A | Cornell B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Johns Hopkins A | Haverford A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Penn A | Maryland A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| NYU B | Vassar A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Penn B | NYU A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rutgers A | Columbia C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |