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| Albania |
Tirana |
Decoration in the Et'hem Bey Mosque in Tirana. |
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| Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
The Istara (Star) Mosque in Dhaka. |
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| Bangladesh |
Bagerhat |
The Ek Gombad Mosque in Bagerhat is made from red brick. |
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| China |
Yunnan
Kunming |
Huaisheng Mosque dates from 627. It is in the southern Chinese city of Kunming. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
The Great Mosque in Xian is one of the largest in China. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
Courtyards and walls at the Great Mosque in Xian. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
Structures at the Great Mosque in Xian show a mixture of Chinese and Persian influences. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
Blue tiles on the roof of the Great Mosque in Xian. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
The gardens at the Great Mosque in Xian. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
Arabic carving at the Great Mosque in Xian. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
Detail from a door at the Great Mosque in Xian. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
Stone carving from the Great Mosque in Xian. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
The prayer hall of the Great Mosque in Xian is flanked by Arabic script arranged like Chinese caharcters. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
The Great Mosque in Xian is a mixture of Islamic and Chinese styles. |
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| China |
Shaanxi
Xian |
The minaret of the Great Mosque in Xian resembles a pagoda. |
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| Egypt |
Cairo |
Cairo is a city of mosques of many styles and ages. |
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| Egypt |
Cairo |
The Al Azhar Mosque dates from 972 AD and is the site of the world's oldest university (988 AD). |
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| Egypt |
Cairo |
The Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque is the largest in Cairo and dates from 879 AD. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Ajmer |
A Jain school converted into a mosque by the addition of a Persian style gate in 1192 (Ajmer). |
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| India |
Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar |
The wooden Shah Hamdan Mosque in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. |
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| India |
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad |
The Mecca Mosque in Hyderabad dates from 1687. |
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| Indonesia |
Sumatra
Bukittinggi |
The Raya Mosque, dating from 1916, in Bukittinggi. |
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| Indonesia |
Java
Cirebon |
Cirebon Mosque in Java. |
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| Indonesia |
Java
Surakarta |
The sultan's mosque in the Kraton at Surakarta. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem
Harem es Sharif |
Detail from theDome of the Rock, a 7th century mosque in Old Jerusalem. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem
Harem es Sharif |
The Al Aksa Mosque is the largest in Jerusalem and dates from 670. It is the third holiest site in Islam. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem |
The Church of St Anne in Jerusalem was built in 1140 by European Crusaders. It became a mosque for 700 years. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Jerusalem
Mount Zion |
Mount Zion in Jerusalem is dotted with churches and mosques. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Acre |
The Mosque of Ahmed Jezzar (1781) in Acre. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Acre |
The inside decoration of the 18th century Mosque of Ahmed Jezzar in Acre. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Ramla |
The White Tower Mosque in Ramla dates from 1267 and was used as amilitary bases by both Napoleon and Allenby. |
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| Israel / Palestine |
Lod |
The double shrine of St George is a (Greek Orthodox) church and a mosque. It dates from the 12th century. |
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| Kazakhstan |
Almaty |
The Central Mosque dates from 1999 (Almaty). |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
Karakol |
Silver domed mosque in Karakol. These are common in Kyrgyzstan. |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
Karakol |
The Chinese style Central Mosque in Karakol. |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
Karakol |
Detail from the 1910 Chinese style Central Mosque in Karakol. |
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| Malaysia |
Penang Island |
Kapitan Kling Mosque on Penang island. |
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| Oman |
Muscat
Matrah |
The main mosque on the Corniche in Matrah (Muscat). |
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| Oman |
Muscat
Old City |
The Al-Mirani Fort (1580s) overlooks a tiled mosque in Old Muscat. |
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| Oman |
Muscat
Ruwi |
The Sultan Qaboos Mosque in the Ruwi district of Muscat. |
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| Oman |
Muscat
Al-Ghubrah |
The central chandelier of the Grand Mosque (built in 2000) in the modern Al-Ghubrah district of Muscat. |
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| Oman |
Muscat
Al-Ghubrah |
The Grand Mosque in Muscat contains a Persian carpet 60m by 70m.
This is the world's largest carpet and took 600 women four years to complete. |
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| Pakistan |
Lahore |
The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore is one of the largest in the world, holding 60,000 people. It was built by the Moghul Emperor, Aurangzeb in 1676. |
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| Pakistan |
Lahore |
The inside of the 1643 Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore. |
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| Pakistan |
Multan |
Multan is a dusty city of tombs and mosques on the edge of the Thar Desert. |
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| Syria |
Damascus |
Carved minaret of the Sibalya Mosque in the city of Damascus (As-Shams in Arabic). |
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| Syria |
Damascus
Umayyad Mosque |
One of the three different minarets and the large courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. |
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| Syria |
Damascus
Umayyad Mosque |
The 6th Century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, covered with mosaics. It is a converted Byzantine church. |
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| Syria |
Damascus
Umayyad Mosque |
The Umayyad Mosque is famous for its 6th century wall mosaics. |
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| Syria |
Damascus
Umayyad Mosque |
Inside the Byzantine style Umayyad Mosque (Damascus). |
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