| Country |
Province
State |
Place |
Location |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Albania |
|
Tirana |
Et'Hem Bey Mosque |
 |
The Et'Hem Bey Mosque is one of the oldest buildings in Tirana. |
2006 |
| Albania |
|
Tirana |
Et'Hem Bey Mosque |
 |
Decoration in the mosque. |
2006 |
| Albania |
|
Berati |
Mangalem |
 |
The Sultan Mosque is attached to Helveti Teqe. |
2006 |
| Albania |
|
Berati |
Mangalem |
 |
The 16th century Ottoman style Leaden Mosque is named after its lead dome. |
2006 |
| Albania |
|
Berati |
Mangalem |
 |
Decoration on the external walls of the Batchelor's Mosque. |
2006 |
| Andorra |
|
Encamp |
Sant Miquel de la Mosquera |
 |
The Church of Sant Miquel de la Mosquera dates from the 16th century. |
2016 |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
|
 |
The Bibi Haybat Mosque. |
2011 |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Old City |
 |
A small mosque. |
2011 |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Old City |
 |
The Juma Mosque dates from the early 1900s. |
2011 |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Old City |
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The 11th century Mullah Muhammad Mosque overlooks narrow streets. |
2011 |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Palace of the Shirvanshahs |
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Ruins of a mosque next to the Dervish Mausoleum. |
2011 |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Baku |
Palace of the Shirvanshahs |
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The Shah Mosque (1441). |
2011 |
| Azerbaijan |
|
Sheki |
|
 |
The minaret of the Juma Mosque. |
2011 |
| Azerbaijan |
Sheki |
Old City |
Omar Efendiev Mosque |
 |
The brickwork of the Omar Efendiev Mosque. |
2011 |
| Azerbaijan |
Sheki |
Old City |
Omar Efendiev Mosque |
 |
The mosque with its brick minaret dates from the 19th century. |
2011 |
| Bahrain |
|
Manama |
|
 |
The Yateen Mosque in central Manama reflected in a modern glass building. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
|
Manama |
|
 |
Al Fadhel Mosque. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
|
Manama |
|
 |
The minaret of the Al Fadhel Mosque. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
|
Muharraq Island |
Seyadi House |
 |
Seyadi Mosque has a simple minaret. Behind is the decorated Seyadi House. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
|
Muharraq Island |
Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
 |
View of the Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa Mosque. |
2010 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Dhaka |
|
 |
The Istara (Star) Mosque. |
1990 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Dhaka |
Lalbagh Fort |
 |
The Khan Mohammad Mirdhai Mosque within the fort. |
1990 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Goaldi |
|
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The red brick Goaldi Mosque dates from the 16th century and is set in jute fields. |
1990 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Sat Gombad Mosque |
 |
The gateway to the Sat Gombad Mosque, one of over 300 dedicated to the Muslim Sufi saint, Khan Jahan Ali. |
1990 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Sat Gombad Mosque |
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The mosque has 77 domes and a traditional Bengal shaped entrance. |
1990 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Sat Gombad Mosque |
 |
The ornate brickwork of the mosque. |
1990 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Ek Gombad Mosque |
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The Ek Gombad Mosque is made from red brick. |
1990 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Bagerhat |
Ek Gombad Mosque |
 |
Detail of the mosque brickwork. |
1990 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Chittagong |
|
 |
The Shahi Friday Mosque dates from 1670. |
1990 |
| Bangladesh |
|
Chittagong |
|
 |
The unusual domes and minarets of the Chandanpura Mosque. |
1990 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Srpska Republic North |
|
 |
Mosque at Novi Grad. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
|
 |
The minaret of the Bescarsija Mosque. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
|
 |
View of Sebilj and the Bescarsija Mosque in the centre of the old city. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque |
 |
The Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque is the largest in the city. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque |
 |
The mosque dates from 1531. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque |
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The mosque was designed by Persian architect Adzem Esir Ali. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Sarajevo |
|
 |
Riverside mosque. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Roznamedzi Ibrahim Efendi Mosque |
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The Roznamedzi Ibrahim Efendi Mosque dates from 1620. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
 |
Church and mosque side by side. |
2000 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Karadzozbeg Mosque |
 |
The Karadzozbeg Mosque in 2014. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Karadzozbeg Mosque |
 |
Modern tomb stones in the cemetary behind the mosque. |
2000 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Karadzozbeg Mosque |
 |
The entrance to the mosque in 2000. |
2000 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Koski Mehmed Pasina Mosque |
 |
The Koski Mehmed Pasina Mosque. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
Koski Mehmed Pasina Mosque |
 |
View of the mosque by the river. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
 |
Mosque in the Western side of the river. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
 |
Ottoman mosque on the West bank. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
 |
The Hadzi Tere Jahja Mosque dates from 1620 and was rebuilt in 2002 after the Civil War. |
2014 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
 |
Stone mosque. |
2000 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Mostar |
|
 |
Ottoman style mosque. |
2000 |
| Bosnia Hercegovina |
|
Srpska Republic East |
|
 |
Mosque at Ustipraca. |
2014 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque |
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The Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque sits next to a small lake. |
2016 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Omar Ali Saiffudien Mosque |
 |
The entrance path to the mosque. |
2016 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
|
 |
Small mosque by a parking lot. |
2016 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kiarong Mosque |
 |
The Kiarong Mosque. |
2016 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kiarong Mosque |
 |
The mosque is the largest in Brunei. |
2016 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
|
 |
Modern style mosque. |
2016 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kampong Air |
 |
The water village has several mosques. |
2016 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kampong Air |
 |
Kampon Tamoi Mosque overlooks the water village. |
2016 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kampong Air |
 |
Detail of the Kampon Tamoi Mosque. |
2016 |
| Brunei |
|
Bander Seri Begawan |
Kota Batu |
 |
The village mosque. |
2016 |
| Bulgaria |
|
Sofia |
|
 |
The Banya Basho Mosque is an Ottoman structure dating from 1576.
It is the city's only working mosque. |
2006 |
| Bulgaria |
|
Plovdiv |
|
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The 15th century Jumaya Mosque is one of the oldest in the Balkans. The minaret is 23m high. |
2006 |
| Canada |
|
Toronto |
Bata Shoe Museum |
 |
Islamic babouche allowed quick removal when entering a mosque (Morocco, 19th century). |
2019 |
| Canada |
|
Toronto |
Aga Khan Museum |
 |
Crescent and star mosque top (Macedonia, 1980s). |
2019 |
| China |
Guangdong |
Guangzhou |
|
 |
Huaisheng Mosque, founded in 627 AD. |
1988 |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
 |
The Great Mosque in Xian is one of the largest in China. |
1988 |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
 |
Courtyards and walls at the Great Mosque. |
2009 |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
 |
Structures at the Great Mosque show a mixture of Chinese and Persian influences. |
2009 |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
 |
Blue tiles on the roof of the mosque. |
2009 |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
 |
The mosque gardens. |
2009 |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
 |
Arabic carving at the Great Mosque. |
2009 |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
 |
The prayer hall of the Great Mosque is flanked by Arabic script arranged like Chinese caharcters. |
2009 |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
 |
The Great Mosque is a mixture of Islamic and Chinese styles. |
2009 |
| China |
Shaanxi |
Xian |
Great Mosque |
 |
Carved stone column at the Great Mosque. |
1988 |
| China |
Hong Kong |
Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
 |
The Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre. |
2012 |
| China |
Hong Kong |
Kowloon |
Nathan Road |
 |
The Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre was established in 1986. |
2012 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
 |
Cairo is a city of mosques of many styles and ages. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
 |
Cairo is a city of many mosques. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
 |
Stone carving in the Mosque of Sultan Mu'Ayyad Shaykh (1420). |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
al-Azhar Mosque |
 |
The al-Azhar Mosque dates from 972 AD and is the site of the world's oldest university (988 AD). |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sultan Qalawyn Mosque |
 |
The Sultan Qalawyn Mosque was built in 1285. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sultan Qalawyn Mosque |
 |
The mosque was used as a lunatic asylum until 1850. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sayyidna al-Hussein Mosque |
 |
The Mosque of Sayyidna al-Hussein. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sayyidna al-Hussein Mosque |
 |
The mosque is Shia. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
 |
Street scene between the Sultan Hasan and al-Rifa mosques. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sultan Hasan Mosque |
 |
The Sultan Hasan Mosque (1360) is one of the largest in the world. Its walls are 36m high. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Sultan Hasan Mosque |
 |
Mameluke stonework in the mosque. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
al-Rifa Mosque |
 |
The al-Rifa Mosque contains a number of tombs including the last Shah of Iran. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Ahmed ibn Tulun Mosque |
 |
The Ahmed ibn Tulun Mosque is the largest in Cairo and dates from 879 AD. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Ahmed ibn Tulun Mosque |
 |
View over the mosque. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
|
 |
Facade of the Sultan Qalawyn Mosque (1285), named after a slave who became a sultan. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
al-Hakem Mosque |
 |
Market outside the al-Hakem Mosque. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
al-Hakem Mosque |
 |
The mosque was completed in 1013 and is popular with Shi'ite Indians. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Mosque of Amir ibn al-as |
 |
The Mosque of Amir ibn al-as is the oldest in Africa, founded in 641. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Mosque of Amir ibn al-as |
 |
Entrance to the mosque. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Mohammed |
 |
The Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Mohammed. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Mohammed |
 |
The mosque dates from 1338. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
City of the Dead |
 |
Former mosque. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
City of the Dead |
 |
Mosque and tombs sit side by side in the district. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Cairo |
Citadel |
 |
The Ottoman style Mosque of Mohammed Ali (1857) overlooks Cairo from the citadel. |
1986 |
were added from 23 May 2020.