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" Myzab, or water-spout, through which the rain-water collected on the roof of the building is discharged, so as to fall upon the ground ; it is about four feet in length, and six inches in breadth, as well as I could judge from below, with borders equal... "
Travels in Arabia: Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hedjaz ... - Page 214
by John Lewis Burckhardt - 1829 - 478 pages
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Dictionary of Islam

Patrick Hughes, Thomas Patrick Hughes - Religion - 1995 - 774 pages
...borders equal in height to its breadth. At the mouth hangs what is called the beard of the Mi'zab, a gilt board, over which the water falls. This spout was sent hither from Constantinople in An 981, and is reported to be of pure gold. The pavement round the Ka'bah, bolow the Mi'zab, was laid...
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