Category: Architecture
Medina’s religious significance in Islam
The first group of converts to Islam were from Medina, where a group of warlike leaders converted the local pagan...
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The Al-Saleh Mosque is the main and largest mosque in Yemen's capital, Sana'a. Built at the behest of the country's...
Continue ReadingMukhtarov Mosque, Vladikavkaz, Russia
The Mukhtarov Mosque (Sunni Mosque), located in the central part of Vladikavkaz, is an architectural monument of federal significance and...
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One of the first mosques built under the Mosque Building Fund program. The mosque was completed in 1981. It is...
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Male Hukukru Miskiu is an ancient juma mosque located in the center of Male (Kaafu Atoll, Maldives). The mosque was...
Continue ReadingJami Ul Alfar Mosque
Jami Ul Alfar Mosque is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Architect G. L. Saibo Lebbe, construction began in 1908 and...
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Every mosque has a prayer niche, known as a mihrab, which indicates the direction to Mecca (qibla). Each culture of...
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Every city in Tunisia has a large mosque, but the Grand Mosque of Kairouan is the most important of all....
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Chowmahala Palace Complex The Chowmahala Palace Complex, located in one of the most famous cities of India, Hyderabad, was the...
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