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Abu Darweesh Mosque
Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque
The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.
Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock
Great Mosque of Damascus: courtyard
Djenné, Mali: mosque
Eṣfahān, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)
mosque in Kashgar
Prophet's Mosque in Medina
Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Shirdar madrasah
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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.
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