Houtouwan, Shengshan Island, China
Houtouwan (Chinese: 后头湾; pinyin: Hòutóuwān) is a Chinese island located north of Shengshan Island (Chinese: 嵊山岛; pinyin: Shèngshān dǎo), one of the 400 Shengsi Islands. The…
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Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali
The Great Mosque of Djenné (French: Grande mosquée de Djenné, Arabic: الجامع الكبير في جينيه), in present-day Mali, is one of Africa’s wonders and one…
History of Kolmanskop City, Namibia
Kolmanskop (Afrikaans for “Coleman’s head,” German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in southern Africa’s Namib Desert, in the center of a region known as “the…
A visit to a historical place/building (Larabanga Mosque, Ghana)
The Larabanga Mosque is a mosque in Larabanga, Ghana, designed in the Sudanese architectural style. Larabanga is Ghana’s oldest mosque and one of the country’s…
Sulayman Pasha Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
Built-in 1528 by the governor for the use of the Janissaries quartered in the northern enclosure, Sulayman Pasha al-Khadem Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سليمان باشا الخادم),…
A visit to a historical place/building (Qaytbay Mosque, Cairo)
The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay (Qaitbay, Qaitbey, Qaytbey) is an Islamic complex in Cairo, Egypt, consisting of a kuttab, mosque, and madrasa. It is…
A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq, Cairo)
Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq or Mosque-Madrasa-Khanqah of Az-Zaher Barquq (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة وخانقاه الظاهر برقوق), was erected in 1384/86 in Islamic Cairo, Egypt’s old medieval…
Mosque of Sultan Al-Muayyad, Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque of Sultan al-Mu’ayyad (Arabic: مسجد السلطان المؤيد) was built on the site of an old jail where the Mamluk sultan Al-Mu’ayyad Sayf Aldin…
Mosque of Amir al-Maridani, Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque of Amir al-Maridani was built in 1339-40 for Amir Altinbugha, the saqi (cup-bearer) and son-in-law of al-Nasir Muhammad. This mosque is located in “Darb al-Ahmar” neighborhood,…
A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab, Cairo)
The Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab (Arabic: مسجد أبو الذهب) was built in 1774 by Muhammad Bey Abu al-Dhahab, who sought to revive the Mamluk dynasty…
A visit to a historical place/building (Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque, Cairo)
The Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد قجماس الإسحاقي), also known as the Abu Hurayba Mosque (Arabic: مسجد أبو حريبة; sometimes written – Abu Heriba),…
Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
The Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun Mosque, which is located at the Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, is an early 14th-century mosque. The mosque was built…
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