I think the Saudi she was to meet on the trip is involved in this too.
Another tidbit: But in fact the Great Mosque of Cordoba confused people for a time because it is not turned towards toward Mecca. Someone figured out that in fact the orientation would correspond to being turned towards Mecca if it were in Damascus [Syria].---Maria Rosa Menocal, "Encounter: Finding Cordoba," Sunday 25 April 2004 , Radio National Espagne news audio
Now that’s interesting.
Thanks Piasa.
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