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Solah Khamba Mosque, Bidar Fort
The Solah Khamba Mosque was built by Qubil Sultani between 1423 and 1424. The mosque is called so as it has 16 pillars in the front.These pillars are made of granite stone with a lime plaster.It is of vast dimensions and one of the largest mosques in India and is remarkable for its architectural style.It consists of a large prayer hall divided into a large number of aisles by massive circular columns,the central one towards the western end being more spacious.The roof is crowned by a majestic dome of fine shape,raised on a high clerestory with windows of perforated screen-work in different geometrical patterns.A parapet of pleasing designs above the imposing arcade adds to its beauty.This impressive structure provides an excellent example of the second phase of Deccani style. Solah Khamba Mosque is also known as the Zanana Masjid, this mosque is about 90 metres long and 24 metres wide. Behind the southern wall of this mosque, there is a large well.
The Koutoubia Mosque or Kutubiyya Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. The mosque's name is also variably rendered as Jami' al-Kutubiyah, Kutubiya Mosque, Kutubiyyin Mosque, and Mosque of the Booksellers. Wikipedia
Address: Medina Jamaa El Fenna, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
Height: 253′
Opened: 1120
Architectural style: Islamic architecture
Jamia Mosque (些利街清真寺, lit. "Shelley Street Mosque", or 回教清真禮拜總堂) is an historical building in Mid-levels, Hong Kong, located at No. 30 Shelley Street. The neighboring streets Mosque Street and Mosque Junction are named after this mosque. The building has been classified as a Grade I building which are described as "outstanding merits of which every effort should be made to preserve if possible."
些利街清真寺，又稱回教清真禮拜總堂，位於香港島中環半山區些利街30號，些利街和摩羅廟街的交界。該寺為香港最古老的清真寺，反映香港殖民地時代穆斯林的歷史，也象徵了香港宗教文化的多元性，歷史價值甚高。現被古物古蹟辦事處列為香港一級歷史建築，其教徒住所則被列為香港二級歷史建築。
Hong Kong • 香港 '11
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The Mosque of Omad opposite the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It is not a coincidence that the mosque is located just across from the Church and towers over it, because in the 7th century the Muslims who occupied Jerusalem wanted to intimidate and draw away Christians. There was an entire city in which to build a mosque but it was built just next to the church, not exactly a sign of tolerance. In Egypt churches may not be constructed within a radius of half a kilometer from a mosque. Today the loudspeakers of the mosque are so loud that everyone in or near the church is bombarded by them five times a day, the 'call to prayer'.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic :جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير) is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. His final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque. It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. The mosque site is equivalent to the size five football fields approximately.
As the country's grand mosque, it is the key place of worship for Friday gathering and Eid prayers. It is the largest mosque in the UAE and numbers during Eid can be more than 40,000 people.
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The Faisal Mosque is the largest mosque in Pakistan, located in the national capital city of Islamabad. The largest mosque in South Asia designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay.
More information can be read at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisal_Mosque
The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is an Ottoman mosque located in the Edirnekapı neighborhood near the Byzantine land walls of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the peak of the Sixth Hill near the highest point of the city, the mosque is a prominent landmark in Istanbul.
The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque was designed by Mimar Sinan ("Sinan the Architect") for the favorite daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah. Its building took place from 1562 to 1565. The complex has been severely damaged by earthquakes several times (including 1719, 1766, 1814 and 1894), and although efforts were made to restore the mosque, its attendant buildings received less attention. The dome was further damaged during 1999 İzmit earthquake, and required restoration, along with the upper half of the minaret.
The interior is a cube under a dome 20 m in diameter and 37 m high. On the north and south sides, triple arcades supported by granite columns open onto side aisles with galleries above, each with three domed bays. A vast amount of surface area is covered by windows, making the mosque one of the brightest lit of any of Sinan's works. Some of the windows contain stained glass.The interior stencil decorations are all modern. However, the mimbar in carved white marble is from the original construction.
As built, the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque had a külliye which included (besides madrasah) a double hamman, türbe and a low row of shops under the terrace upon which the mosque was built, whose rents were intended to financially support the mosque complex.
Kapitan Keling Mosque is a mosque built in the 19th century by Indian Muslim traders in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is situated on the corner of Lebuh Buckingham (Buckingham Street) and Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (Masjid Kapitan Keling Road).
Hopefully will get to go back for some more pics, but this was taken just as people were coming out of prayers during Ramadan.
Avenue Imam Mouslim, Tanger-medina, Morocco
Une mosquée est un lieu de culte où se rassemblent les musulmans pour les prières communes. L’ensemble architectural est le plus souvent entouré d’une ou plusieurs tours, ou minarets, dont le nombre n'est pas limité. Le toit est souvent en forme de dôme. C’est du haut d’un des minarets que le muezzin (mouadh-dhan) appelle à la prière au cours de l’adhan. Une mosquée est plus qu’un lieu de culte ; elle sert d'institution sociale et éducative : elle peut, ainsi, être accompagnée d’une madrassa, d'une bibliothèque, d’un centre de formation, voire d’une université. Elle sert aussi de lieu de rencontres et d’échanges sociaux.
Vous pouvez apercevoir au sommet de cette splendide mosquée, un immense nid de cigogne : Les cigognes transitent par le Maroc pour gagner l’Afrique
Chassé croisé dans les airs ! Tandis que le Maroc s’est vidé de ses MRE vacanciers, il devient subitement le pays d’accueil de nouveaux migrants : les cigognes qui passent par la case Maroc pour retrouver la chaleur de l’Afrique....