| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
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Description |
Year
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| Morocco |
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Tangiers |
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Sidi Bou Abib Mosque |
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The Sidi Bou Abib Mosque dates from 1917. |
1990 |
| Morocco |
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Fez |
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Qaraouyine Mosque |
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The 9th century Qaraouyine Mosque. |
1985 |
| Morocco |
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|
Fez |
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Qaraouyine Mosque |
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The mosque is very beautifully decorated. |
1985 |
| North Cyprus |
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|
Nicosia |
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|
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 The Arabahmet Mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
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Nicosia |
|
Buyuk Han |
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The Buyuk Han is the larger of two inns with a small mosque in the centre. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
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Nicosia |
|
|
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The minaret of the Selimiye Mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
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Nicosia |
|
House of the Eves |
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The Selimiye Mosque (being renovated) from the upper terrace of the House of Eaves. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
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Nicosia |
|
|
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The Yeni Mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
|
Nicosia |
|
|
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The Haydarpasha Mosque was once a church. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
|
Kyrenia |
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|
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Hotel by the minaret of the Aga Cafer Mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
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Kyrenia |
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|
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The Aga Cafer Mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
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Kyrenia |
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|
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The interior of Aga Cafer Pasha Mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
Kyrenia Mountains |
|
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|
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Mosque on the plains near the mountains. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
|
Famagusta |
|
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque |
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St Nicholas Cathedral is now the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
|
Famagusta |
|
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque |
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Inside the cathedral-like mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
|
Famagusta |
|
|
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The Tanners' Mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
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Famagusta |
|
|
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Peter and Paul Cathedral, now a mosque. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
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Famagusta |
|
|
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Mosque in the new city. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
Karpaz Peninsula |
|
|
|
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Church and mosque together on the Karpaz Peninsula where several villages have mixed communities. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
Karpaz Peninsula |
Rizokarpaso |
|
|
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The mosque serves the mainly Kurdish setters from Eastern Turkey who arrived after 1974. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
Karpaz Peninsula |
Rizokarpaso |
|
|
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View of the church and mosque. |
2023 |
| North Macedonia |
|
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Skopje |
Charshiya |
Trvdina Kale |
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The Mustafa Pasha Mosque (1492) from the walls of the fort. |
2006 |
| North Macedonia |
|
|
Tetovo |
|
Painted Mosque |
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The Pasha Mosque is better known as the Painted Mosque. |
2014 |
| North Macedonia |
|
|
Tetovo |
|
Painted Mosque |
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The mosque is covered with painted geometric murals. |
2014 |
| North Macedonia |
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|
Tetovo |
|
Painted Mosque |
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The mosque was paid for by two women in 1438 and was rebuilt by the Ottomans in 1833. |
2014 |
| North Macedonia |
|
|
Tetovo |
|
Painted Mosque |
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The stone turbe is the tomb of the two women who financed the mosque. |
2014 |
| North Macedonia |
|
|
Tetovo |
|
Painted Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 1459. |
2014 |
| North Macedonia |
|
|
Tetovo |
|
Baba Arabati Tekke |
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Small mosque with panelling and a small minaret. |
2014 |
| North Macedonia |
|
|
Tetovo |
|
Baba Arabati Tekke |
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Detail of panelling on a small mosque. |
2014 |
| North Macedonia |
|
|
Tetovo |
|
Baba Arabati Tekke |
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Stone mosque. |
2014 |
| North Macedonia |
|
|
Tetovo |
|
Baba Arabati Tekke |
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The mosque entrance. |
2014 |
| North Macedonia |
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|
Ohrid |
|
Sveti Sofija Church |
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The 11th century Sveti Sofija Church was converted to a mosque under Ottoman rule. |
2006 |
| North Macedonia |
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Ohrid |
|
Sveti Sofija Church |
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The church was converted to a mosque under Turkish rule. |
2006 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Old City |
Royal Palace |
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The Colonade is flanked by two mosques. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Old City |
|
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The Al-Mirani Fort overlooks the tiled Al Khor Mosque. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Matrah |
|
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The main mosque on the Corniche. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Ruwi |
|
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The Sultan Qaboos Mosque. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Al-Ghubrah |
Grand Mosque |
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The Grand Mosque was built by Sultan Qaboos to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his reign. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Al-Ghubrah |
Grand Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 2000 and has a distinctive dome. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Al-Ghubrah |
Grand Mosque |
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The mosque contains a Persian carpet, the world's largest. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Nizwa |
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|
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Nizwa is dominated by its 17th century fort next to the main mosque. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Nizwa |
|
Nizwa Mosque |
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The mosque has a beautiful tiled dome. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Nizwa |
|
Nizwa Mosque |
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Detail of the dome and minaret of the Nizwa Mosque. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Nizwa |
|
Nizwa Mosque |
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The mosque from a nearby street. |
2008 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Lahore Fort |
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The Pearl Mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Badshahi Mosque |
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The gateway to Badshahi Mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Badshahi Mosque |
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Three domes dominate the mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Badshahi Mosque |
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The walled Badshahi Mosque is one of the largest in the world. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Badshahi Mosque |
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The mosque can hold over 60,000 people. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Badshahi Mosque |
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The mosque is made from sandstone and marble. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Badshahi Mosque |
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The mosque is surrounded by a wall. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Badshahi Mosque |
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The mosque was built by the Moghul Emperor, Aurangzeb in 1676. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Badshahi Mosque |
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The Arjun Singh Sikh Temple is just outside the mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Badshahi Mosque |
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View of Lahore Fort from the mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Wazir Khan Mosque |
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The Wazir Khan Mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Wazir Khan Mosque |
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The mosque dates from 1643. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
|
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The Golden Mosque (1753) in the Old City. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
|
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A small Persian style mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
|
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The white Data Ganj Bakhsh Mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
|
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The tomb of Sufi saint at the Abul Hassan Ali Hajvery Data Ganj Bakhsh Mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
North West Frontier |
|
Peshawar |
|
|
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Mosque in the old city. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Multan |
|
|
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The city has many mosques. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Multan |
|
|
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Multan is a dusty city with many shrines, tombs and mosques. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
|
|
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Desert mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Sehwan Sharif |
|
|
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Detail of the tiled exterior of a desert mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Karachi |
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|
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The modern Defence Society Mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Karachi |
|
|
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The minaret of the Defence Society Mosque. |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Sindh |
|
Karachi |
|
|
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A mosque being built. |
1983 |
| Qatar |
|
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Doha |
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|
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Small mosque between two modern buildings. |
2019 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Doha |
|
Al Najada Mosque |
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The Al Najada Mosque. |
2013 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Doha |
|
|
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The Maani Mosque. |
2013 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Doha |
|
|
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Al Shouyoukh Mosque. |
2019 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Doha |
Souk Waqif |
|
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The minaret of the Maani Mosque. |
2019 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Doha |
|
Royal Stables |
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The Al Shouyoukh Mosque from the stables. |
2019 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Doha |
|
Museum of Islamic Art |
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14th century mosque lamp from Syria. |
2013 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Doha |
Little India |
|
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The Domes Mosque. |
2013 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Doha |
Airport |
|
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The airport mosque. |
2019 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Doha |
Katara |
Golden Mosque |
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The Golden Mosque. |
2019 |
| Qatar |
|
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Al Wakra |
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|
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Modern mosque. |
2019 |
| Qatar |
|
|
Al Wakra |
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|
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Small mosque from the beach. |
2019 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Riyadh |
Al Batha |
|
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Concrete mosque and car park. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Riyadh |
Al Batha |
|
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Small neighbourhood mosque. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Riyadh |
Al Batha |
|
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Modern buildings overlooking a mosque. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Riyadh |
Murabba Square |
Royal Mosque |
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Murabba Square is dominated by the Royal Mosque. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Riyadh |
Murabba Square |
Royal Mosque |
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The mosque is small but busy. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Riyadh |
National Museum |
|
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Model of the Great Mosque at Mecca. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Riyadh |
National Museum |
|
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Model of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Riyadh |
Diriyah |
|
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Mosque in the newer part of the district. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Riyadh |
Diriyah |
|
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Mosque next to a walled compound. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Al Ula |
The Town |
|
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Yellow mosque. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Al Ula |
The Town |
|
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Pastel coloured mosque. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Al Ula |
The Town |
Sheikh Saeed Al Abdaldaim Mosque |
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Sheikh Saeed Al Abdaldaim Mosque is the largest in town. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Al Ula |
Heritage Village |
|
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The mosque was in use until 1985. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Al Ula |
Heritage Village |
Musa ibn Nusayr Fort |
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The old mosque and the Tantura. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Al Ula |
Heritage Village |
Musa ibn Nusayr Fort |
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Mosque in the modern town. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Al Ula |
Harrat Viewpoint |
|
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Local mosque. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
Al-Ula to Medina Road |
|
|
|
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Mosque. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
Al-Ula to Medina Road |
|
|
|
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Roadside mosque at Khabar. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Medina |
|
Prophet's Mosque |
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The Prophet's Mosque is the second largest in the world. |
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
|
Medina |
|
Prophet's Mosque |
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The mosque is one of two that hold over a million worshippers. |
2022 |
