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Mosques

Kobe Muslim Mosque

The first and oldest mosque in Japan.

Ashchimuryn, Kazakhstan

Sultan Epe Underground Mosque

An underground unique sacred place in the Kazakh steppe in which Sufism and nomadic tradition merge.

The Great Mosque

Striking fusion of Islamic and postmodern architecture, said to be the largest mosque in Western Europe.

Kong, Côte d'Ivoire

The Grand Mud Mosque of Kong

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

Aslanhane Mosque

This 13th-century UNESCO-listed "lion's house" mosque is named after a repurposed lion sculpture.

Aqsa Mosque

The founding place and chief symbol of the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam.

Istanbul, Turkey

Şakirin Mosque

A mosque with distinctive modern features.

Istanbul, Turkey

Şemsi Pasha Mosque

An Ottoman-era mosque looking over the Black Sea.

Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šerefudin's White Mosque

This striking modernist mosque defies architectural conventions.

Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Leaning Mosque

This tilted minaret and mosque are a feat of modern engineering.

Grand Mosque of Mopti

Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.

Ashchimuryn, Kazakhstan

Shakpak-Ata

A remote, centuries-old underground mosque with a lunar aesthetic.

Lahore, Pakistan

Shab Bhar Masjid

This mosque was built overnight as an act of defiance against the British colonial authorities.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Bibi-Khanym Mosque

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Floating Mosque

Al Rahmah Mosque appears to "float" atop the Red Sea.

Grand Mosque of Agadez

The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.

Damascus, Syria

Umayyad Mosque

Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.

Crkva Sv. Vida (Church of St. Vitus)

One of the very few mosques built by the Ottomans still standing in Croatia is now a Catholic church.