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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is one of several mosques known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. Wiki
La Mezquita Azul (Sultanahmed Camii en turco) de Estambul, está situada enfrente de Santa Sofía y separadas ambas por un hermoso espacio ajardinado. Es la única en Estambul que posee 6 alminares. Wiki
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Turkic mosque in Martyrs Avenue was built at the and of XX century by Turkic embassy in memorial of all Turkic Soldiers who sacrificed their lives for independence of Azerbaijan in 1918.
Al-Azhar Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأزهر, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ al-ʾAzhar, lit. 'The Resplendent Congregational Mosque'), known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city. Commissioned by Jawhar al-Siqilli shortly after Cairo was established as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets".[b] Its name is usually thought to derive from az-Zahrāʾ (meaning "the shining one"), a title given to Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad.
Mosque ranks as one of the holiest spots of Islam after Mecca, Medina, Kairouan & Jerusalem. Mohammed's paternal aunt is buried here after falling from a mule, breaking her neck. Mosque also has the tomb of the Turkish wife of King Hussein of the Hejaz
The Kampong Kling Mosque in Melaka is one of Malaysia's oldest mosques, built in 1748. It is built in many different styles, like the minaret resembling a Chinese pagoda and the prayer hall in an Indonesian style.
The Shah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه), also known as Imam Mosque (Persian: مسجد امام), renamed after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, and Jaame' Abbasi Mosque, is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran, standing in south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. Built during the Safavid period, ordered by the first Shah Abbas of Persia. The mosque has also been called Jameh Mosque of Isfahan over the course of years.
The Tzistarakis Mosque (or Kato Sintrivaniou), located in Monastiraki Square, was built in 1759 by the Turkish military governor Moustafa Agas (or Tzistarakis). Since 1981 it has housed the Museum of Traditional Ceramics.