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Bala Hauz Mosque, Uzbekistan
Also known as: Bala-Hauz Masjid, Bolo Hauz Mosque, Bolo Khaus Mosque, Bolo Khauz Mosque, Bala Khauz Mosque. The name Bala Hauz Mosque translates as “The Mosque of the Bala Lake”, which refers to…
Great Mosque of Xi’an
The Great Mosque of Xian is the largest and best preserved of the early mosques of China. Built primarily in the Ming Dynasty when Chinese architectural elements were synthesized into mosque architecture. Like…
The Uqba Masjid
The Mosque of Uqba also known as the Great Mosque of Kairouan, is located in the historic walled district of the Medina, between the Rue de la Kasbah and the Rue el Farabi….
Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
The Jāmeh Mosque of Isfahān (Persian: مسجد جامع اصفهان – Masjid-e-Jāmeh Isfahān) is the grand, congregational mosque (Jāmeh) of Isfahān city, within Isfahān Province, Iran. The mosque is the result of continual construction, reconstruction, additions and renovations on the site…
Herat Masjid, Afghanistan
The Masjid-i Jami of Herat, the city’s first congregational mosque, was built on the site of two smaller Ghaznavid mosques that were destroyed by earthquake and fire. The present mosque was begun by…
Shah-i Zinda Necropolis
The Shah-i Zinda (lit. “the Living King”) is a funerary complex, located on the south side of the Afrasiyab hill in the city of Samarqand. The focal point of the complex is the…
