Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Albania |
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Tirana |
Skenderbej Square |
Et'Hem Bey Mosque |
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The Et'Hem Bey Mosque is one of the oldest buildings in Tirana. |
2006 |
Albania |
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Tirana |
Skenderbej Square |
Et'Hem Bey Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel57011.jpg) |
The mosque is in Ottoman style. |
2006 |
Albania |
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Tirana |
Skenderbej Square |
Et'Hem Bey Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel57012.jpg) |
The mosque has external paintings. |
2006 |
Albania |
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Tirana |
Skenderbej Square |
Et'Hem Bey Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00425.jpg) |
Decoration in the mosque. |
2006 |
Albania |
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Berati |
Mangalem |
Helveti Teqe |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel04597.jpg) |
The Sultan Mosque is attached to Helveti Teqe. |
2006 |
Albania |
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Berati |
Mangalem |
Leaden Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel04600.jpg) |
The 16th century Ottoman style Leaden Mosque is named after its lead dome. |
2006 |
Albania |
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Berati |
Mangalem |
Leaden Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel57064.jpg) |
The entrance to the mosque. |
2006 |
Albania |
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Berati |
Mangalem |
Batchelors Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel57067.jpg) |
The Batchelors Mosque. |
2006 |
Albania |
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Shkodra |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel57002.jpg) |
The town centre is dominated by the Ebu Bekr Mosque. |
2006 |
Andorra |
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Encamp |
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Sant Miquel de la Mosquera |
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The Church of Sant Miquel de la Mosquera dates from the 16th century. |
2016 |
Azerbaijan |
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Baku |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel12398.jpg) |
The Bibi Haybat Mosque. |
2011 |
Azerbaijan |
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Baku |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel12416.jpg) |
A small mosque. |
2011 |
Azerbaijan |
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Baku |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel12418.jpg) |
The Juma Mosque dates from the early 1900s. |
2011 |
Azerbaijan |
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Baku |
Old City |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel12421.jpg) |
The 11th century Mullah Muhammad Mosque overlooks narrow streets. |
2011 |
Azerbaijan |
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Baku |
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Palace of the Shirvanshahs |
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Ruins of a mosque next to the Dervish Mausoleum. |
2011 |
Azerbaijan |
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Baku |
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Palace of the Shirvanshahs |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel12440.jpg) |
The Shah Mosque (1441). |
2011 |
Azerbaijan |
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Sheki |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel12476.jpg) |
The minaret of the Juma Mosque. |
2011 |
Azerbaijan |
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Sheki |
Old City |
Omar Efendiev Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel12191.jpg) |
The brickwork of the Omar Efendiev Mosque. |
2011 |
Azerbaijan |
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Sheki |
Old City |
Omar Efendiev Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel12513.jpg) |
The mosque with its brick minaret dates from the 19th century. |
2011 |
Bahrain |
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Manama |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel05588.jpg) |
The Yateen Mosque in central Manama reflected in a modern glass building. |
2010 |
Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Al Fadhel Mosque. |
2010 |
Bahrain |
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Manama |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel46152.jpg) |
The minaret of the Al Fadhel Mosque. |
2010 |
Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Seyadi House |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel06089.jpg) |
Seyadi Mosque has a simple minaret. Behind is the decorated Seyadi House. |
2010 |
Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
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View of the Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa Mosque. |
2010 |
Bangladesh |
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Dhaka |
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The Istara (Star) Mosque. |
1990 |
Bangladesh |
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Dhaka |
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Lalbagh Fort |
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The Khan Mohammad Mirdhai Mosque within the fort. |
1990 |
Bangladesh |
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Goaldi |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel09016.jpg) |
The red brick Goaldi Mosque dates from the 16th century and is set in jute fields. |
1990 |
Bangladesh |
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Bagerhat |
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Sat Gombad Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel09023.jpg) |
The gateway to the Sat Gombad Mosque, one of over 300 dedicated to the Muslim Sufi saint, Khan Jahan Ali. |
1990 |
Bangladesh |
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Bagerhat |
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Sat Gombad Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel09024.jpg) |
The mosque has 77 domes and a traditional Bengal shaped entrance. |
1990 |
Bangladesh |
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Bagerhat |
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Sat Gombad Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel09025.jpg) |
The ornate brickwork of the mosque. |
1990 |
Bangladesh |
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Bagerhat |
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Ek Gombad Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00420.jpg) |
The Ek Gombad Mosque is made from red brick. |
1990 |
Bangladesh |
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Bagerhat |
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Ek Gombad Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel09027.jpg) |
Detail of the mosque brickwork. |
1990 |
Bangladesh |
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Chittagong |
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The Shahi Friday Mosque dates from 1670. |
1990 |
Bangladesh |
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Chittagong |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel09089.jpg) |
The unusual domes and minarets of the Chandanpura Mosque. |
1990 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Srpska Republic North |
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Mosque at Novi Grad. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Sarajevo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23297.jpg) |
The minaret of the Bescarsija Mosque. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Sarajevo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23305.jpg) |
View of Sebilj and the Bescarsija Mosque in the centre of the old city. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Sarajevo |
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Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23314.jpg) |
The Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque is the largest in the city. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Sarajevo |
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Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23315.jpg) |
The mosque dates from 1531. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Sarajevo |
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Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23317.jpg) |
The mosque was designed by Persian architect Adzem Esir Ali. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Sarajevo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23404.jpg) |
Riverside mosque. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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Roznamedzi Ibrahim Efendi Mosque |
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The Roznamedzi Ibrahim Efendi Mosque dates from 1620. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23513.jpg) |
Church and mosque side by side. |
2000 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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Karadzozbeg Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23521.jpg) |
The Karadzozbeg Mosque in 2014. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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Karadzozbeg Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23523.jpg) |
Modern tomb stones in the cemetary behind the mosque. |
2000 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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Karadzozbeg Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23525.jpg) |
The entrance to the mosque in 2000. |
2000 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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Koski Mehmed Pasina Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23560.jpg) |
The Koski Mehmed Pasina Mosque. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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Koski Mehmed Pasina Mosque |
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View of the mosque by the river. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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Mosque in the Western side of the river. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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Ottoman mosque on the West bank. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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The Hadzi Tere Jahja Mosque dates from 1620 and was rebuilt in 2002 after the Civil War. |
2014 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23577.jpg) |
Stone mosque. |
2000 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Mostar |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23579.jpg) |
Ottoman style mosque. |
2000 |
Bosnia Hercegovina |
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Srpska Republic East |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel23625.jpg) |
Mosque at Ustipraca. |
2014 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
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Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29866.jpg) |
The Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque sits next to a small lake. |
2016 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
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Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29885.jpg) |
The entrance path to the mosque. |
2016 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29897.jpg) |
Small mosque by a parking lot. |
2016 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
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Kiarong Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29911.jpg) |
The Kiarong Mosque. |
2016 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
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Kiarong Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29914.jpg) |
The mosque is the largest in Brunei. |
2016 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29923.jpg) |
Modern style mosque. |
2016 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
Kampong Air |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29937.jpg) |
The water village has several mosques. |
2016 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
Kampong Air |
Tamoi Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29867.jpg) |
Kampon Tamoi Mosque overlooks the water village. |
2016 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
Kampong Air |
Tamoi Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29940.jpg) |
Detail of the Kampon Tamoi Mosque. |
2016 |
Brunei |
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Bander Seri Begawan |
Kota Batu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel29962.jpg) |
The village mosque. |
2016 |
Bulgaria |
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Sofia |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel04444.jpg) |
The Banya Bashi Mosque is an Ottoman structure dating from 1576. It is the city's only working mosque. |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
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Plovdiv |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel04475.jpg) |
The 15th century Jumaya Mosque is one of the oldest in the Balkans. The minaret is 23m high. |
2006 |
Canada |
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Toronto |
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Bata Shoe Museum |
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Islamic babouche allowed quick removal when entering a mosque (Morocco, 19th century). |
2019 |
Canada |
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Toronto |
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Aga Khan Museum |
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Crescent and star mosque top (Macedonia, 1980s). |
2019 |
China |
Guangdong |
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Guangzhou |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel07173.jpg) |
Huaisheng Mosque, founded in 627 by an uncle of Muhhamad. |
1988 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Xian |
Muslim Quarter |
Great Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02415.jpg) |
The Great Mosque is one of the largest in China. |
1988 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Xian |
Muslim Quarter |
Great Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61893.jpg) |
The mosque is divided into several courtyards. |
1988 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Xian |
Muslim Quarter |
Great Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel61894.jpg) |
The mosque resembles a Chinese temple. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Xian |
Muslim Quarter |
Great Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03577.jpg) |
Structures at the mosque show a mixture of Chinese and Persian influences. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Xian |
Muslim Quarter |
Great Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03578.jpg) |
The mosque gardens. |
2009 |
China |
Shaanxi |
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Xian |
Muslim Quarter |
Great Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03585.jpg) |
The Great Mosque is a mixture of Islamic and Chinese styles. |
2009 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17319.jpg) |
The Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre. |
2012 |
China |
Hong Kong |
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Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel17320.jpg) |
The Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre was established in 1986. |
2012 |
Colombia |
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Popayan |
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Mosquera House |
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Mosquera House is a colonial villa set on two levels around a courtyard. |
1995 |
Cyprus |
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Nicosia |
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The Omeriye Mosque is used by the Bengali and Somali communities. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Nicosia |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79658.jpg) |
Inside the Omeriye Mosque. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Nicosia |
Faneromeni Square |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79677.jpg) |
Faneromeni Square has a mosque. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Nicosia |
Faneromeni Square |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79678.jpg) |
Inside of a closed mosque. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Larnaca |
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Larnaca Fort |
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Larnaca Fort with the Great Mosque behind. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Larnaca |
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The Great Mosque. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Larnaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79307.jpg) |
The old Turkish Quarter is dominated by the mosque. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Larnaca |
Salt Lake |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79337.jpg) |
The Salt Lake is dominated by the Hala Sultan Tekke Mosque. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Larnaca |
Salt Lake |
Tekke |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79342.jpg) |
The Hala Sultan Tekke Mosque. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Larnaca |
Salt Lake |
Tekke |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79343.jpg) |
The mosque (known locally as the Tekke) is set in a pleasant garden. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Larnaca |
Salt Lake |
Tekke |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79345.jpg) |
The mosque is small and simply decorated inside. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Larnaca |
Salt Lake |
Tekke |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79348.jpg) |
The mosque is famous for the Tomb of Umm Haram, the nursemaid of the Prophet, who died here in 649 during an Arab raid. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Larnaca |
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Jazz Festival |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79436.jpg) |
Near the old mosque. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Limassol |
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The Grand Mosque being rennovated. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
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Limassol |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79455.jpg) |
Mosque in the old city. |
2023 |
Cyprus |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia [UK] |
Limassol to Paphos Coastal Road |
Paramali |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel80181.jpg) |
The mosque. |
2023 |
Egypt |
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Cairo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00871.jpg) |
Cairo is a city of mosques of many styles and ages. |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Cairo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel36257.jpg) |
Cairo is a city of many mosques. |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Cairo |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel36258.jpg) |
Stone carving in the Mosque of Sultan Mu'Ayyad Shaykh (1420). |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Cairo |
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al-Azhar Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00421.jpg) |
The al-Azhar Mosque dates from 972 and is the site of the world's oldest university (988). |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Cairo |
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Sultan Qalawyn Mosque |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel36259.jpg) |
The Sultan Qalawyn Mosque was built in 1285. |
1986 |
Egypt |
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Cairo |
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Sultan Qalawyn Mosque |
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The mosque was used as a lunatic asylum until 1850. |
1986 |