Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca, Kaaba

Morocco · 1980 · 1.00 DH

This stamp commemorates the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, to the holy city of Mecca. The design prominently features the Kaaba, the cube-shaped building at the center of Islam's most important mosque, the Masjid al-Haram. The Kaaba is the most sacred site in Islam and is the direction Muslims face during prayer.

Issued in 1980, this stamp highlights the cultural and religious importance of the Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, for the predominantly Muslim population of Morocco.