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Jami Masjid in Champaner, Gujarat state, western India, is part of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Ubudiah Mosque is located in the town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia. Building started in 191 and lasted 4 years.
The Citadel of Salah ad-Din is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt. It was the seat of government in Egypt and the residence of its rulers for nearly 700 years from the 13th to the 19th centuries.
The Nurul Islam Great Mosque or also known as Sawahlunto Great Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia. The mosque was built in 1894, during the Dutch colonial period and it was originally a steam power plant for the Ombilin Coal Mine. Its chimney was later used as a minaret.
Bhong Mosque (Bhong Masjid) is located in the village of Bhong, Sadiqabad Tehsil, in southern Punjab, Pakistan. It was designed and constructed over a period of nearly 50 years (1932–1982).
This mosque can be seen as a stunning illustration of the evolution of mosque architecture over twelve centuries, starting in the year 841. It is the oldest preserved edifice of its type in Iran and a prototype for later mosque designs throughout Central Asia.
Jame'asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque, also known as Kiarong mosque, is located in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital city. It is one of the most impressive examples of modern Islamic architecture in Southeast Asia, built by the present Sultan in 1994 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sultan's reign.
The Crystal Mosque or Masjid Kristal is a mosque in Terengganu, Malaysia. A grand structure made of steel, glass and crystal. The mosque was officially opened in 2008. It has the capacity to accommodate over 1,500 worshipers at a time.
Divrigi's Great Mosque is a ornament-decorated mosque in the Turkish city of Divrigi, built in 1299. The exterior featuring elaborate stone carvings around three high, recessed gates. The interior is also impressive with its stone columns and vaulted ceilings. The adjacent hospital was founded at the same time.
Today the ancient town of Dekhistan is almost
completely destroyed, the majority of its constructions are covered with sands
of deserts. At the end of the 13th century the city was at its peak during the
dynasty Khorezmshakhs. Destroyed by Mongol empires, rebuilt afterwards but
finally in the 15th century it fell into decline due to lack of irrigation.
Located in the centre of Tunisia in a plain at an
almost equal distance from the sea and the mountain, Kairouan is the most
ancient Arabo-Muslim base of the Maghreb (670 AD) and one of its principal holy
cities.Postcard The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples at Abu Simbel, a village in Nubia, southern Egypt, near the border with Su...