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Mosques

Al Atawilah, Saudi Arabia

Al Atawlah Heritage Mosque

This 900-year-old mosque was restored using traditional techniques and materials.

Songo Mnara Island, Tanzania

Songo Mnara

Mosques carved from coral and dozens of well-preserved stone structures fill this 500-year-old Swahili trading center.

Murshidabad, India

Katra Masjid

This 18th-century complex has served as a mosque, mausoleum, and one of the largest caravanserais in India.

Tetovo, North Macedonia

Xhamia e Larme

Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.

Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čaršija Mosque

A 16th-century mosque rebuilt after wartime devastation.

Tokyo Camii & Turkish Culture Center

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

Kodungallur, India

Cheraman Juma Masjid

Inside India's oldest mosque, a lamp is said to have burnt for 1,000 years without going out.

Istanbul, Turkey

Taksim Mosque

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

Chinguetti, Mauritania

Old Mosque

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

Bangui, Central African Republic

Grande Mosquée de Bangui

This mosque is an enduring symbol of Central African Republic's rich Muslim heritage.

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Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana Mosque

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

Fréjus, France

Missiri Mosque

This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.

Córdoba, Spain

Estrella de los Deseos (Wishing Star)

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

Xian Shi, China

Great Mosque of Xi'an

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

Cologne, Germany

Cologne Central Mosque

The largest mosque in Germany.

Soy Sauce Bottles of Sultan Mosque

A ring of soy sauce bottle bases decorate an important Singaporean landmark.

Ferizaj, Kosovo

Church of the Holy Emperor Uroš and Madhe Mosque

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.