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The Omayyad Mosque is located in the heart of the city at the end of the Al-Hamidieh market. It was built by Omayyad Calif Al-Walid in the year 705 AD. This mosque was a temple for the Aramean Gods in ancient Syria 3000 years ago. Then it became a temple for the Jupiter of Damascus during the Roman time and later changed into a church upon the spread of Christianity in the fourth century.
The construction of this mosque took some 10 years and cost more than 11 million Golden Dinars. This mosque is distinguished by having 3 very high minarets built in different models.
Marrakesh, Morrocco
An 'unusual' look at the Koutoubia Mosque, built in the 12th century AD. This is the largest mosque in the city.
Grand Mosque of West Sumatra (Indonesian Masjid Raya Sumatera Barat) is a mosque in Padang, Indonesia. The mosque was designed by local architect Rizal Muslimin, selected as the winner of the 2007 competition for a new mosque in West Sumatra which. The competition was attended by 323 participants from around the world.
Fresno (Spanish for "ash tree") is a city in and the county seat of Fresno County, California, United States. It covers about 112 square miles (290 km2) in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of California's Central Valley.
Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. The city has since become an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of the surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno region predominantly tied to large-scale agricultural production.
The population of Fresno grew from 134,000 in 1960 to 428,000 in 2000. With a census-estimated 2018 population of 530,093, Fresno is the fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous inland city in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation.
Fresno is near the geographical center of California. It lies approximately 220 miles (350 km) north of Los Angeles, 170 miles (270 km) south of the state capital, Sacramento, and 185 miles (300 km) southeast of San Francisco. Yosemite National Park is about 60 miles (100 km) to the north, Kings Canyon National Park is 60 miles (100 km) to the east, and Sequoia National Park is 75 miles (120 km) to the southeast.
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A clay mosque brought on honeymoon nearly 34 years ago. Lit from the inside and photographed instead of looking for a new job!
Yaarab Shrine Temple, Atlanta
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Süleymaniye Mosque was built on the order of Sultan Süleyman (Süleyman the Magnificent) by the architect Sinan Pasha between 1550 and 1558. This religious complex blended Islamic and Byzantine architectural elements. It combines tall, slender minarets with large domed buildings supported by half domes in the style of the Byzantine church Hagia Sophia. The Süleymaniye was ravaged by a fire in 1660 and was restored by Sultan Mehmed IV. Part of the dome collapsed again during the earthquake of 1766. During World War I the mosque suffered another fire. In 1956 was fully restored.
Qarnu Manadzil mosque during sunset, the Miqat mosque for those going for Umrah/Hajj in Makkah from Taif.
Passengers coming from South east asia would fly over this city and would also make Qarnu Manadzil as their Miqat (the captain would announce the time).
About Sultan Ahmet Mosque
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction
The design of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. It incorporates some Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. The architect has ably synthesized the ideas of his master Sinan, aiming for overwhelming size, majesty and splendour. It has one main dome, six minarets, and other eight secondary domes.