| Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year Taken |
| Sri Lanka |
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Colombo |
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Mosque. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Matale |
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Mosque. |
1983 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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The Darwish Pasha Mosque (1574). |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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Carved minaret of the Sibalya Mosque. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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Altikkieh Mosque |
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The Ottoman period Altikkieh Mosque. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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Altikkieh Mosque |
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The mosque was a centre of the Whirling Dervishes. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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Umayyad Mosque |
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The 6th Century Umayyad Mosque is covered with mosaics. It is a converted Byzantine church. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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Umayyad Mosque |
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Byzantine style columns inside the mosque. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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Umayyad Mosque |
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Pilgrims visiting the mosque. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Damascus |
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Umayyad Mosque |
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One of the three minarets of the Umayyad Mosque; all are different. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Latakia |
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Typical Syrian style mosque. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Aleppo |
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Ottoman style mosque. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Aleppo |
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Citadel |
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The Citadel has three mosques and two hamams (baths). |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Aleppo |
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Omayad Mosque |
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The courtyard of the 16th century Omayad Mosque. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Ibn Alwalid Mosque |
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The silver domed Ibn Alwalid Mosque in the centre of the city. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Homs |
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Ibn Alwalid Mosque |
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The courtyard of the mosque. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Hama |
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One of the many mosques in the city. |
1986 |
| Syria |
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Bosra |
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The Mosque of Omar (720) is decorated with Greek, Roman and Nabatean columns. |
1986 |
| Tajikistan |
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Khingob Valley |
Khafiharg |
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Mosque at Khafiharg. |
2008 |
| Tajikistan |
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Penjikent |
Modern Town |
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Mosque in the centre of town. |
2008 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
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Mosque in the modern part of Tunis. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
Hamuda Pasha Mosque |
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The octagonal minaret of the Hamuda Pasha Mosque (17th century). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
Zitouna Mosque |
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The Zitouna Mosque dates from the 9th century. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
Zitouna Mosque |
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The Zitouna Mosque contains 200 Roman columns from Carthage. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
Zitouna Mosque |
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Decorated kiosk by the mosque entrance. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
Mosque of the Dyers |
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The Mosque of the Dyers has a yellow door and dates from 1716. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
Mosque of the Dyers |
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Bread seller outside the mosque (1716). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
Mosque of the Dyers |
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The mosque has a hexagonal minaret. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
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The Mosque of M'Sed el-Kobba. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
Slimania Madresa |
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The school contains a small domed mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Tunis |
Medina |
Slimania Madresa |
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The prayer niche of the madressa mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The Sidi Okba Mosque is better known as the Great Mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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Stone gate marking the entrance to the mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The enormous walls of the mosque are decorated with Roman columns salvaged from Carthage. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque dates from the 9th Century. It is the oldest mosque in North Africa. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
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Great Mosque |
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The mosque is a centre of Islamic scholarship. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
Mosque of Three Doors |
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The Mosque of Three Doors (866) was founded by a holy man from Cordoba. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Kairouan |
Medina |
Mosque of Three Doors |
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Carvings above the doors of the mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Monastir |
Medina |
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Mosque in the medina. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Sousse |
Medina |
Ribat |
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View from the Ribat of the Great Mosque and port. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Sousse |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque is adapted from a former kasbah (fortification). |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Sousse |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque was built in 851 and has no minarets. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Mahdia |
Medina |
Mustapha Hamza Mosque |
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A small square overlooked by the octagonal minaret of the Mustapha Hamza Mosque. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Mahdia |
Medina |
Mustapha Hamza Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 1772. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Mahdia |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque was built by Obeid Allah, the Shia founder of the Fatimids. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Mahdia |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The mosque was destroyed by the Spanish in 1554. |
2004 |
| Tunisia |
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Mahdia |
Medina |
Great Mosque |
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The original mosque dates from 921. |
2004 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Galata Bridge |
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Istanbul from the Galata Bridge with the Yeni Cami Mosque. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The Blue Mosque has six minarets and was built in 1616. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The Blue Mosque built by Sultan Ahmed I. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The mosque is set in an extensive garden. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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Exhibit in the textile museum below the mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The mosque is unusual in having six minarets. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Blue Mosque |
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The Blue Mosque is one of the symbols of Istanbul. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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Aghia Sofia, built in 548 as a Byzantine church and converted into a mosque in 1453. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The cathedral was converted into a mosque then a museum. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Sultan Ahmed |
Aghia Sofia |
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The domes with the Blue Mosque beyond. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace |
Museum |
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Faberge signed model of a Crimean mosque. |
2006 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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The Yeni Cami (New Mosque) dates from 1597. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Kariye Mosque |
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The red brick Kariye Mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Kariye Mosque |
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The mosque was built as a church in 413. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Kariye Mosque |
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Mosaics dating from 1320 in the Kariye Mosque, built as a church in 413. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Suleyman Mosque |
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The Suleyman Mosque is set on a small hill. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Suleyman Mosque |
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The mosque was built by Suleyman the Magnificent. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Suleyman Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 1557. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Fatih Mosque |
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The Fatih Mosque was rebuilt in 1771 after an earthquake. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Fatih Mosque |
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The original mosque was built in 1470 on the site of a church. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Rustem Pasha Mosque |
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The Rustem Pasha Mosque is hidden in a bazaar. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Rustem Pasha Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 1561 and is covered with Iznik tiles. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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The city is dotted with many mosques. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Typical Ottoman mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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One of the many mosques in the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Walled mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Istanbul |
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Ottoman mosque set by a pool. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Iznik |
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Sancta Sophia |
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Sancta Sophia is a 6th century church converted to a mosque by the Ottomans. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Iznik |
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Yesil Mosque |
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The Yesil Mosque dates from 1492. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Iznik |
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Yesil Mosque |
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The mosque is set in a garden. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Emir Sultan Mosque |
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The Emir Sultan Mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Emir Sultan Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 1805. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Yesil Mosque |
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The Yesil Mosque dates from 1424. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Yesil Mosque |
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This is the earliest Turkish as oppsosed to Persian mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Yesil Mosque |
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The mosque has excellent stonework. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Muradiye Mosque |
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The Muradiye Mosque dates from 1462. Many Ottoman princes are buried within its grounds. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Muradiye Mosque |
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One of the tombs in the mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Ulu Mosque |
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The mosque is in Seljuk style. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Ulu Mosque |
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The Ulu Mosque dates from 1396. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Yildirim Beyazit Mosque |
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The Yildirim Beyazit Mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Yildirim Beyazit Mosque |
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The mosque was built in 1391. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
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Isolated mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Red Basilica |
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The building later became a Byzantine church then an Ottoman mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Izmir |
Konak Square |
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The Konak Mosque dates from 1748. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Selcuk |
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Ayasoluk Fortress |
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Brick mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Selcuk |
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Isa Bey Mosque |
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The Isa Bey Mosque (1307). |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bodrum |
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Mosque by the marina. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Milas |
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Ulu Mosque |
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The Ulu Mosque dates from 1378. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Milas |
|
Ulu Mosque |
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Children at the entrance of the mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Milas |
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Orhan Bey Mosque |
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The Orhan Bey Mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Milas |
|
Orhan Bey Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 1330. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
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The minaret was added to a Byzantine church converting it into a mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Antalya |
Old City |
Yivli Mosque |
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Two muezzin (men who call Muslims to prayer) in the garden of a mosque. |
1986 |