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Province
State |
Place |
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| Albania |
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Tirana |
Et'Hem Bey Mosque |
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The Et'Hem Bey Mosque is one of the oldest buildings in Tirana. |
| Albania |
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Tirana |
Et'Hem Bey Mosque |
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Decoration in the mosque. |
| Albania |
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Berati |
Mangalem |
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The Sultan Mosque is attached to Helveti Teqe. |
| Albania |
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Berati |
Mangalem |
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The 16th century Ottoman style Leaden Mosque is named after its lead dome. |
| Albania |
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Berati |
Mangalem |
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Decoration on the external walls of the Batchelor's Mosque. |
| Andorra |
|
Encamp |
Sant Miquel de la Mosquera |
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The Church of Sant Miquel de la Mosquera dates from the 16th century. |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
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The Bibi Haybat Mosque. |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Old City |
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A small mosque. |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Old City |
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The Juma Mosque dates from the early 1900s. |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Old City |
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The 11th century Mullah Muhammad Mosque overlooks narrow streets. |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Palace of the Shirvanshahs |
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Ruins of a mosque next to the Dervish Mausoleum. |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Palace of the Shirvanshahs |
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The Shah Mosque (1441). |
| Azerbaijan |
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Sheki |
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The minaret of the Juma Mosque. |
| Azerbaijan |
Sheki |
Old City |
Omar Efendiev Mosque |
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The brickwork of the Omar Efendiev Mosque. |
| Azerbaijan |
Sheki |
Old City |
Omar Efendiev Mosque |
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The mosque with its brick minaret dates from the 19th century. |
| Bahrain |
|
Manama |
|
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The Yateen Mosque in central Manama reflected in a modern glass building. |
| Bahrain |
|
Muharraq Island |
Seyadi House |
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Seyadi Mosque has a simple minaret. Behind is the decorated Seyadi House. |
| Bangladesh |
|
Dhaka |
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The Istara (Star) Mosque. |
| Bangladesh |
|
Dhaka |
Lalbagh Fort |
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The Khan Mohammad Mirdhai Mosque within the fort. |
| Bangladesh |
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Goaldi |
|
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The red brick Goaldi Mosque dates from the 16th century and is set in jute fields. |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Sat Gombad Mosque |
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The gateway to the Sat Gombad Mosque, one of over 300 dedicated to the Muslim Sufi saint, Khan Jahan Ali. |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Sat Gombad Mosque |
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The mosque has 77 domes and a traditional Bengal shaped entrance. |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Sat Gombad Mosque |
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The ornate brickwork of the mosque. |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Ek Gombad Mosque |
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The Ek Gombad Mosque is made from red brick. |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Ek Gombad Mosque |
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Detail of the mosque brickwork. |
| Bangladesh |
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Chittagong |
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The Shahi Friday Mosque dates from 1670. |
| Bangladesh |
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Chittagong |
|
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The unusual domes and minarets of the Chandanpura Mosque. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Srpska Republic North |
|
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Mosque at Novi Grad. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
|
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The minaret of the Bescarsija Mosque. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
|
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View of Sebilj and the Bescarsija Mosque in the centre of the old city. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque |
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The Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque is the largest in the city. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 1531. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque |
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The mosque was designed by Persian architect Adzem Esir Ali. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
|
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Riverside mosque. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Roznamedzi Ibrahim Efendi Mosque |
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The Roznamedzi Ibrahim Efendi Mosque dates from 1620. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
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Church and mosque side by side. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Karadzozbeg Mosque |
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The Karadzozbeg Mosque in 2014. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Karadzozbeg Mosque |
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Modern tomb stones in the cemetary behind the mosque. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Karadzozbeg Mosque |
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The entrance to the mosque in 2000. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Koski Mehmed Pasina Mosque |
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The Koski Mehmed Pasina Mosque. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Koski Mehmed Pasina Mosque |
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View of the mosque by the river. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
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Mosque in the Western side of the river. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
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Ottoman mosque on the West bank. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
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The Hadzi Tere Jahja Mosque dates from 1620 and was rebuilt in 2002 after the Civil War. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
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Stone mosque. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
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Ottoman style mosque. |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Srpska Republic East |
|
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Mosque at Ustipraca. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque |
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The Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque sits next to a small lake. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque |
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The entrance path to the mosque. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
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Small mosque by a parking lot. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kiarong Mosque |
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The Kiarong Mosque. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kiarong Mosque |
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The mosque is the largest in Brunei. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
|
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Modern style mosque. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kampong Air |
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The water village has several mosques. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kampong Air |
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Kampon Tamoi Mosque overlooks the water village. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kampong Air |
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Detail of the Kampon Tamoi Mosque. |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kota Batu |
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The village mosque. |
| Bulgaria |
|
Sofia |
|
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The Banya Basho Mosque is an Ottoman structure dating from 1576.
It is the city's only working mosque. |
| Bulgaria |
|
Plovdiv |
|
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The 15th century Jumaya Mosque is one of the oldest in the Balkans. The minaret is 23m high. |
| China |
Guangdong |
Guangzhou |
|
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Huaisheng Mosque, founded in 627 AD. |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque in Xian is one of the largest in China. |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
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Courtyards and walls at the Great Mosque. |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
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Structures at the Great Mosque show a mixture of Chinese and Persian influences. |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
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Blue tiles on the roof of the mosque. |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
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The mosque gardens. |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
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Arabic carving at the Great Mosque. |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
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The prayer hall of the Great Mosque is flanked by Arabic script arranged like Chinese caharcters. |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
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The Great Mosque is a mixture of Islamic and Chinese styles. |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
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Carved stone column at the Great Mosque. |
| China |
Hong Kong |
Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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The Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre. |
| China |
Hong Kong |
Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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The Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre was established in 1986. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
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Cairo is a city of mosques of many styles and ages. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
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 Cairo is a city of many mosques. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
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Stone carving in the Mosque of Sultan Mu'Ayyad Shaykh (1420). |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
al-Azhar Mosque |
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The al-Azhar Mosque dates from 972 AD and is the site of the world's oldest university (988 AD). |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sultan Qalawyn Mosque |
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The Sultan Qalawyn Mosque was built in 1285. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sultan Qalawyn Mosque |
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The mosque was used as a lunatic asylum until 1850. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sayyidna al-Hussein Mosque |
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The Mosque of Sayyidna al-Hussein. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sayyidna al-Hussein Mosque |
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The mosque is Shia. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
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Street scene between the Sultan Hasan and al-Rifa mosques. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sultan Hasan Mosque |
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The Sultan Hasan Mosque (1360) is one of the largest in the world. Its walls are 36m high. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sultan Hasan Mosque |
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Mameluke stonework in the mosque. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
al-Rifa Mosque |
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The al-Rifa Mosque contains a number of tombs including the last Shah of Iran. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Ahmed ibn Tulun Mosque |
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The Ahmed ibn Tulun Mosque is the largest in Cairo and dates from 879 AD. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Ahmed ibn Tulun Mosque |
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View over the mosque. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
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Facade of the Sultan Qalawyn Mosque (1285), named after a slave who became a sultan. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
al-Hakem Mosque |
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Market outside the al-Hakem Mosque. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
al-Hakem Mosque |
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The mosque was completed in 1013 and is popular with Shi'ite Indians. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Mosque of Amir ibn al-as |
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The Mosque of Amir ibn al-as is the oldest in Africa, founded in 641. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Mosque of Amir ibn al-as |
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Entrance to the mosque. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Mohammed |
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The Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Mohammed. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Mohammed |
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The mosque dates from 1338. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
City of the Dead |
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Former mosque. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
City of the Dead |
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Mosque and tombs sit side by side in the district. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Citadel |
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The Ottoman style Mosque of Mohammed Ali (1857) overlooks Cairo from the citadel. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Citadel |
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Detail of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Citadel |
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The citadel with a French clocktower beyond the mosque of Mohammed Ali. |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Citadel |
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The interior of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali. |
| France |
|
Paris |
Latin Quarter |
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North African style mosque. |
| France |
|
Albi |
Cathedral de Ste-Cecil |
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The early 1500s frescos reach the ceiling and resemble decoration in a mosque. |
