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,…
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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…
Green Mosque, Bursa, Turkey
The Green Mosque (Turkish: Yeşil Camii), also known as the Mosque of Mehmed I, is a mosque and dervish lodge (zawiye) built by Ottoman sultan…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Şemsi Pasha Mosque, Turkey)
The Şemsi Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Şemsi Paşa Camii, also spelled Chamsi-Pasha) was designed in 1580 for Grand Vizier Şemsi Ahmet Pasha, according to a design…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex, Turkey)
The Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex (Turkish: Kılıç Ali Paşa Külliyesi) is a mosque complex located near Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey, across from the Ottoman canon foundry…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Atik Valide Mosque, Turkey)
The Atik Valide Mosque (Turkish: Atik Valide Camii, Eski Valide Camii) is one of Mimar Sinan’s two major mosque complexes in Istanbul. Though not as…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Behram Pasha Mosque, Turkey)
Behrem Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Behrem Paşa Camii, Kurdish: Mizgefta Behram Paşa) is an Ottoman-period mosque in the southwestern quadrant of Diyarbakr’s old walled city in…
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