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The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, containing the tomb of Muhammad. It is one of the three holiest places of Islam.

Istanbul: Blue Mosque

mosque with minaret near Edirne

Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.

Sultan Ahmed Cami (Blue Mosque), Istanbul, designed by Mehmed Ağa, 1609–16.

Mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Bukhara, Uzbekistan: Char-Minar mosque and madrasah

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Also Known As	jāmiʿ • masjid

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The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, containing the tomb of Muhammad. It is one of the three holiest places of Islam.

Istanbul: Blue Mosque

mosque with minaret near Edirne

Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.

Sultan Ahmed Cami (Blue Mosque), Istanbul, designed by Mehmed Ağa, 1609–16.

Mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Bukhara, Uzbekistan: Char-Minar mosque and madrasah

Observing Ramadan at a German mosque

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Sinan

Ottoman architect

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Mehmed Ağa

Turkish architect

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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