Islamic Places: The Muslim World
"From whencesoever you start forth, turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque;
that is indeed the truth from your Lord."
-- Qur'an 2:149
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Holy Cities of Islam
Islam by Country
A brief guide to the history, statues and forms of Islam in countries around the world.
Notable Mosques
- Al-Aqsa, in Jerusalem
- Al-Azhar in Cairo, Egypt - the mosque university is the foremost school of Sunni Islam
- Al-Hakim Mosque - one of the largest Fatimid mosques in Cairo, Egypt
- Ar-Rifaye Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
- Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India - now destroyed and a site of recent violence between Muslims and Hindus
- Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan
- Bajrakli Mosque in Belgrade, Serbia - burned in 2004 after ethnic violence
- Dome of the Rock (Masjid Al Sakhrah) in Jerusalem - technically a shrine, not a mosque
- Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan
- Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, destroyed in 1993
- Great Mosque of Djenné in Djenné, Mali
- Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey - was a mosque from 1453 until 1934; is now a museum
- Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco
- Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, People's Republic of China
- Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq - the holiest Shi'ite mosque
- Isabey Mosque in near Izmir, Turkey
- Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia - the largest mosque in Southeast Asia.
- Masjid al Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia - the "Great Mosque"; holiest in Islam
- Masjid al Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia
- The Mezquita in Córdoba, Spain - now a Catholic cathedral
- Masjid al-Quba, just outside Medina, Saudi Arabia - foundation stone was laid by the Prophet Muhammad
- Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, in Cairo, Egypt
- Mosque of Ibn Tulun, in Cairo, Egypt
- Mosque of Mohammed Ali at the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt
- Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, Turkey
- Suleiman Mosque (Süleymaniye Mosque) in Istanbul, Turkey
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque ("the Blue Mosque") in Istanbul, Turkey
- Tsar's Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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