Jamia Masjit (Friday) Mosque, Srinagar, India

  Kashmiri Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayer of the fasting month of Ramadan, 

near The Jamia Masjid mosque in Srinagar

The Jami Masjid is located in the central part of the eastern sector of the city near the Mar Canal and is the main mosque of Srinagar. 

It was originally built by Sultan Sikandar Butshikan (1393-1416), who was dubbed Butshikan ('iconoclast') because of the many idol and temples he destroyed. 

The mosque was expanded by his son, Zain al-Abidin and since then has been reconstructed and restored many time due to incidences of fire, a common problem given the amount of wood used in Kashmiri architecture.

Kral Faysal İslami Kültür Merkezi, Buenos Aires, Arjantin

Kral Faysal İslami Kültür Merkezi (King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center), Buenos Aires, Arjantin 

The King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center is a Mosque and center for Islamic culture located inBuenos Aires, Argentina.

The largest Mosque in Latin America, it resulted from President Carlos Menem's 1995 grant of 34,000 m² of municipal land in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires to the Mosque, following a state visit to Saudi Arabia.

Saadeddin Ali Bey Mosque, Karaman

Saadeddin Ali Bey Mosque, Karaman

This small mosque is made of shear stone and in located in the centre of the city,is a work of Seljuk period.
It was made by Saadettin Ali bey son of Ebubekir in 1247.

Dikbasan (Dilbasan, Fasih) Mosque, Karaman

Dikbasan (Dilbasan, Fasih) Mosque, Karaman

It is in the centre of Karaman.Constructed in Karamanoğulları period in 1436.

Yunus Emre Mosque, Karaman

 Yunus Emre Mosque, Karaman

The mosque which was built in 14th century during Karamanoğulları period is in the centre of Karaman.
The building is made of shear stone, adjacent to western wall is the tomb of famous sufist and poet Yunus Emre.

1. Tarihçesi
2. Yunus Emre Türbesi
3. Cübbeli Ahmed Hoca'nın Kaleminden Yunus Emre'nin Kabri Nerededir?
4. Fotoğrafları
5. Yunus Emre Mosque (English)

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Çelebi Mosque, Karaman

Çelebi Mosque, Karaman

It is in the centre of Karaman,made of shear stone.

It was made at the end of 15th century.

• Çelebi Mescidi (Turkish)

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Black Mosque (Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church), Sofia, Bulgaria

Black Mosque (Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church), Sofia, Bulgaria

The Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (Bulgarian: църква „Свети Седмочисленици“) is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. 

It was created between 1901 and 1902 through the conversion of an abandoned Ottoman mosque, and was inaugurated on 27 July 1903. 

Masjid al Noor, Santo Domingo, Dominican Reppublic

Mezquita Noor - Masjid al Noor, Santo Domingo, Dominican Reppublic

Statistics for Islam in the Dominican Republic estimate that 0.02 percent of the population are Muslim. Although the majority of the population is Roman Catholic, Muslim students and local organizations such as the Círculo Islámico de República Dominicana (The Islamic Circle of Dominican Republic) and the Islamic Center of the Dominican Republic (located in Miami) have helped spread Islam in this country. Currently, the Círculo Islámico estimates that Muslims number over 3,000 (most recent statistics), comprising of a good number of local converts.

Star Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Star Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Rear façade of the Star Mosque 

Built in the Mughal style by Mirza Ghulam in the late 18th century, this mosque was originally a simple rectangular mosque, measuring 33' x 11' with three doorways on the east façade (main façade) and one on the north wall and another on the south wall. Three domes crowned the mosque, the central one being the larger. Towers accented the corners and the façades displayed plastered panel decoration.

Singar Mosque, Bagerhat, Bangladesh

 Singar Mosque, Bagerhat, Bangladesh

Main entrance seen from southeast 

The mosque located about 2,152 feet southeast of the great Shait Gumbad mosque, measures 40' - 9". This square single domed structure boasts 7' thick walls and has four rounded corner turrets with five bands of brick moldings. The cornices on all four sides gently curve, typical of the style locally known as the Khan Jahani style. On the eastern façade there are three arched entrances within a rectangular frame while the north and south walls are pierced with single entrance doorways. The central mihrab on the west wall, framed within a rectangular brick molding, is sparely decorated with terracotta rosettes and foliate motif.

• Pictures Of Singar Mosque, Bagerhat, Bangladesh

Port Moresby Mosque, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

The First Purpose-Built Mosque in Papua New Guinea.

Based in Hohola, Port Moresby. 

The only Islamic organisation in the country founded in April 1981, that won its recognition from the government in November 1982.

The first person to embrace Islam on the soil of Papua New Guinea was Brother Sadiiq Sandbach, then a Scottish national – now a Papua New Guinean, who entered the fold of Islam in October 1982.

The first Papua New Guinean to embrace Islam was Alexander (Bilal) Dawia who declared Shahadah on the 18th of February 1986.

The number of people entering Islam since then is growing steadily and the organisation now have four branches operating in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea.

Shah Muhammad Mosque, Egara Sindur, Bangladesh

 Shah Muhammad Mosque, Egara Sindur, Bangladesh

Shah Muhammad Mosque is situated at Egarasindhur under Pakundia upazila of Kishoreganj district, less than half a kilometre to the east of the Sadi Mosque (1652). The mosque is now in a better state of preservation due to a series of repair works by the successive Departments of Indian, Pakistan and Bangladesh Archaeology.

Shah Hamadan Mosque, Srinagar, India

 Shah Hamadan Mosque, Srinagar, India

  Main façade as seen from the Jhelum River

This mosque, situated on the right bank of the Jhelum River, is an excellent example of indigenous wood architecture that draws inspiration from Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic architecture. Constructed by Sultan Sikandar and dedicated to the memory of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamdani, a Muslim saint from Hamadan, Persia, this mosque also serves as a khanqah. In the Ain-i-Akbari of Abul Fazal, there is mention of a saint living in Srinagar and founding this monastery in his name.

The mosque has been raised to the ground and rebuilt three times. Ravaged by fire in 1480, it was reconstructed and expanded by Sultan Hassan Shah. In 1493 it was demolished and rebuilt as a two-story structure. Again in 1731 fire destroyed the mosque; Abul Barkat Khan reconstructed it.

Mosques of Ghadames, Ghadames, Libya

 Mosques of Ghadames, Ghadames, Libya

Outdoor seating area of the Atiq Mosque 

Ghadames has over 20 mosques among its six neighborhoods in the old town.
The Atiq mosque is one of the largest, and is built of mud brick with little decoration.

Kizimkazi Mosque, Zanzibar, Tanzania

 Kizimkazi Mosque, Zanzibar, Tanzania

 View From Outside

The Kizimkazi mosque on the south tip of the island of Zanzibar may be the oldest Islamic building on the East African coast. This mosque is actually located three kilometers northwest of the town of Kizimkazi, which in the twelfth century was noted regarded as a substantial and walled city, in a small village known as Dimbani. The original mosque was constructed in the early twelfth century by Shirazi settlers on the island, as is attested to by an inscription incorporated into the later mosque incarnations. The kufic inscription dates it to 500 AH, or 1107 AD, predating any other inscription on the coast, though inscribed dates are rare in this region. This and the trefoil mihrab are the signature features of this mosque.

Khan Jahan Mosque, Bagerhat, Bangladesh

 Khan Jahan Mosque, Bagerhat, Bangladesh

Mosque And Mausoleum From Southeast 

Enclosed within a brick boundary, the mausoleum is part of a complex containing an identical mosque and a ruined brick structure with a sloping roof that served, perhaps, as a gateway or the kitchen. Khan Jahan lived a religious life here from his retirement to his death on 25th October 1459.

Overlooking the beautiful Thakur Dighi (lake), the complex stands on a high embankment made from the excavation material of the Dighi. The square artificial lake was construction by Khan Jahan and has a broad, steep flight of steps leading up to the embankment.

Kartalab Khan Mosque, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  View From Northeast. 

The domes and blind kiosks delineate each of the five bays

The five-domed Kartalab Khan mosque is comparable to the Khan Mirdha mosque. It is located in Begum bazaar in old Dhaka and was built by Nawab Murshid Quli Khan alias Kartalab Khan, between 1700 and 1704.

  North Elevation. 

Do-chala and verandah attached to expand the mosque

The mosque is two-storeyed, the lower level of the west side is divided into storefronts while the east side has a madrasa at the lower level and the prayer area located on the upper level. Internally the mosque is divided into five bays which are marked on the exterior by corresponding domes and blind kiosks delineating the divide between each bay.

Great Mosque, Chinguetti, Mauritania

 Great Mosque, Chinguetti, Mauritania

The Chinguetti Mosque is a mosque in Chinguetti, Mauritania.
It was an ancient center of worship created by the founders of the oasis city of Chinguetti in the Adrar region of Mauritania in the thirteenth or fourteenth century.
The minaret of this ancient structure is supposed to be the second oldest in continuous use anywhere in the Muslim world.

Zeynep Sultan Mosque, Fatih, İstanbul

 Zeynep Sultan Mosque, Fatih, İstanbul

The Zeynep Sultan Mosque (in Turkish Zeynep Sultan Camii) is a mosque built in 1769 by Ayazma Mosque's architect Mehmet Tahir Ağa for Ahmed III's daughter Zeynep Asıme Sultan. It evokes Byzantine churches because of its architectural style and materials that were used in its construction.

The mosque is on Alemdar Caddesi (Street) in Istanbul, across the street from Gülhane Park, not far from the Hagia Sophia, and viewable from the tram that circulates the city. In the back side of the mosque, there is a building, which was once used as mektep and now being used as primary school. The part once used as sebil is now closed. In front of the mosque, there is a fountain, which was actually part of Abdul-Hamid I's külliye. The fountain was carried here in 1920s when 4. Vakıf Han's construction in Eminönü. The "Osmanlı Araştırmaları Vakfı" (English: Foundation for Research on the Ottoman Empire is above the mosque.

Ottoman military hero Alemdar Mustafa Pasha's grave is in hazîre of the mosque and due to road construction Zeynep Sultan's corpse in the cellar is waiting for the time of her new tomb's construction. The grave of Melek Mehmet Pasha (in office 1792-1794), who was Selim III's Grand Vizier and Zeynep Sultan's husband, is also in the hazîre of the mosque.

ZEYNEP SULTAN CAMİİ ANA SAYFA Zeynep Sultan Camii'nin Tarihçesi Zeynep Sultan Camii'nin Mimari Yapısı Zeynep Sultan Camii'nin Etrafındaki Eserler

GREAT MOSQUE, GEDI, KENYA

 GREAT MOSQUE, GEDI, KENYA

East façade of the mosque overlooking the well, the cistern 

and remains of stairway to the roof from the verandah. 

1. History of Great Mosque
2. Mihrab of Great Mosque
3. Courtyards of Great Mosque

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