The Kaaba or Ka'aba ( Arabic : الكعبة al-Kaʿbah IPA : ( ælˈkæʕbɐ ) , `` The Cube '' ) , also known as the Sacred House ( بيت الحرام Baytu l-Ḥarām ) and the Ancient House ( البيت العتيق Baytu l - ` Atīq ) , is a cuboid building at the center of Islam 's most sacred mosque , Al-Masjid al-Haram , in Mecca , Saudi Arabia .
The Kaaba is a large cube-shaped building inside the mosque known as al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca , Saudi Arabia .