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Abu Darweesh Mosque Badshahi Mosque The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul. Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock Great Mosque of Damascus: courtyard Djenné, Mali: mosque Two large eyvans with pointed arches and intricate tilework at the Imam Mosque in Isfahan, Iran, with a blue-tiled dome and minarets rising above the main entrance. Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, with a large dome and four tall minarets decorated with colorful green, blue, and yellow tiles. The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, with its green dome and tall minarets illuminated at dusk as people walk across the expansive marble courtyard. Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Shirdar madrasah
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Abu Darweesh Mosque
Abu Darweesh Mosque in Amman, Jordan.
David Bjorgen
Badshahi Mosque
Constructed by Aurangzeb between 1671 and 1673, the Badshahi (Imperial) Mosque in...
Ali Imran
The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets,...
© Robert Frerck—CLICK/Chicago
Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock
Dome of the Rock, completed 691 ce, Jerusalem.
© 2006 Index Open
Great Mosque of Damascus: courtyard
Great Mosque of Damascus, interior view of the courtyard.
Nasser Rabbat
Djenné, Mali: mosque
Mosque of Djenné, Mali.
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Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)
The Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”) in Isfahan, Iran.
Ray Manley/Shostal Associates
mosque in Kashgar
A mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.
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Prophet's Mosque in Medina
The mosque where the Prophet Muhammad led the Islamic community, and now includes...
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Shirdar madrasah
Shirdar madrasah on Rīgestān Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
© Dusan Radivojevic/stock.adobe.com
Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
© Andrei Kazarov/Fotolia
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