A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo)
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Arabic: مسجد إبن طولون, romanized: Masjid Ibn Ṭūlūn) in Ciro, Egypt, is thought to be the city’s second-oldest mosque. It is…
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Mosque of al-Hakim, Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque of al-Hakim (Arabic: مسجد الحاكم بأمر الله, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥākim bi Amr Allāh), also known as al-Anwar (Arabic: الانور, lit. ’the Illuminated‘), is located…
Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة السلطان حسن) was commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan and built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri…
A visit to a historical place/building (Great Mosque of Xi’an, China)
Among China’s early mosques, the Great Mosque of Xi’an (Chinese: 西安大清真寺; pinyin: Xī Ān Dà Qīng Zhēn Sì) is the largest and best-preserved. It is…
A visit to a historical place/building (Tongxin Great Mosque, China)
The Tongxin Great Mosque (Chinese: 同心清真大寺; pinyin: Tóng Xīn Qīng Zhēn Dà Sì) is one of China’s oldest mosques. In Tongxin County, Wuzhong City, Ningxia…
A visit to a historical place/building (Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre, Hong Kong)
The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre (Chinese: 九龍清真寺暨伊斯蘭中心), also known as the Kowloon Mosque, is the second of Hong Kong’s five major mosques. This mosque,…
A visit to a historical place/building (Huaisheng Mosque, China)
The Huaisheng Mosque (Chinese: 广州怀圣寺), also known as the Lighthouse Mosque and the Great Mosque of Canton, is China’s oldest surviving mosque and has the…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Niujie Mosque, China)
The Niujie Mosque (simplified Chinese: 牛街礼拜寺; traditional Chinese: 牛街禮拜寺; pinyin: Niú Jiē Lǐ Bài Sì; Wade–Giles: Niu-chieh Li-pai-ssu “Oxen Street House of Worship” or Chinese:…
A visit to a historical place/building (Id Kah Mosque, China)
The Id Kah Mosque (Uighur: ھېيتگاھ مەسچىتى, romanized: Hëytgah Meschiti, Хейтгах Месчити; Chinese: 艾提尕尔清真寺; pinyin: Ài Tí Gǎ Ěr Qīng Zhēn Sì; from Persian: عیدگاه,…
A visit to a historical place/building (Baro Shona Mosque, India)
The Baro Shona Mosque (Great Golden Mosque), also known as the Baroduari (12-gate mosque), is the largest mosque in Gaur-Lakhnauti, and it represents the pinnacle…
Choto Sona Mosque, Bangladesh
The gilding that once adorned the surface of the mosque’s fifteen domes gave it the name Choto Shona Mosque (Bengali: ছোট সোনা মসজিদ, Small Golden…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Great Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan)
The Great Mosque of Herat (Persian: مسجد جامع هرات, Masjid-i Jāmi‘-i Herāt), also known as the “Jami Masjid of Herat,” is a large mosque in…
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