Mosques

[graveyardofempires]

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alhamdulilah

[emkhan]

Mashallah ...
Great work nice jumaatona.
Thank you Haris brother.

[Haris]

Al Jazzar Mosque, Occupied Palestine



















Located in Acre, Occupied Palestine the mosque was built in 1781 by the Ottoman governor of the city, Ahmed Al-Jezzar Pasha (known for his cruelty and also his success at repelling Napoleon's invasion of the city). It was built over existing Muslim and Christian prayer houses as well as various other crusader buildings. The architecture is typically Ottoman incorporating both Persian and Byzantine styles. It is the largest mosque in Occupied Palestine outside of Jerusalem. The mosque also contains the Shahr el Nabi which is a lock of hair from the prophet Muhammad (saw).

[Haris]

Delimedje Mosque, Serbia











Very few images of the mosque.
All I know is that it's in a village called Delimedje in Serbia which is supposedly the poorest part of the country. The village has 445 residents. Notice the super tall minartes. The first image looks pretty nice.

[Haris]

Zagrebačka džamija (Zagreb Mosque), Croatia














Located in Zagreb this is one of the biggest mosques in Europe.
There are over 60,000 Muslims in Croatia making up just over 1% of the population.
The Ottomans conquered parts of Croatia from the 15th to 17th Century and many chose to convert.
Although during that time there were no mosques in Zagreb since the Ottomans didn't get that far.
This mosque was obviously built faily recently judging by its modern architecture.
Looks nice.

[Haris]

Eid Kah Mosque - Kashgar, China





















Hmmm.....is it just a coincedence that there is a mosque in Kabul that looks similar and has a similar name?





Eid Gah Mosque - Kabul, Afghanistan











...probably

[salam]

Mashallah, very beautiful...
Great work by your. Don't stop it please

[Catya Sher]

Nice to see the distinctive yellow Eid Kah Mosque in the main square of Kashgar.
Apparently the rest of the Old City is being torn down by Han Chinese -
deliberately to erase the Muslim Uighur identity as much as possible.
VERY SAD - go there soon if anyone gets a chance, before the destruction
is completed.
The Chinese administrators will leave this mosque, though,
BECAUSE it's a magnet for tourists from every land.

Nice Kashgar raisins sold nearby in the bazaar, too. I miss those.

The Afghan ones are probably likewise very similar.

The Croatian mosque looks creepy and distorted.

But the Serbian one is something else with the unbelievably high minarets.

I had never heard of Putrajaya in Malaysia.
Pretty mosque : interesting details about the architecture chosen.

Occupied Palestine is right way to describe the one in Akko - Acre.
It looks very Ottoman in style. I don't see the Persian elements, but I'm
sure they're there.

Inspiring series.

[faye]

love the mosque in palestine.

[Haris]

Schwetzingen Mosque , Germany




The Mosque:





















The interior:









The surrounding gardens:















The info:
The Schwetzingen Mosque (also known as "Red Mosque" is known) is a private retreat in the building area of Schwetzingen Palace Gardens, built by the royal architect Nicolas de Pigage. 1776 was the first stage called "Jardin Turc" (French: Turkish garden).

The mosque was built in 1779-1791 consists of the building behind it and the cross-passage or prayer. The mosque was an expression of Turkish fashion ("Turquerie") of the 18 Provided century, but not for use as a prayer house and designed.

Nevertheless, it was used by Muslim prisoners of war 1870-1871 for the first time as a prayer house. The building is now used only occasionally for Islamic worship.


^translated from German on Google Translate so there may be some grammatical errors.



The mosque is part of the Schwetzingen Castle complex. The castle was built in the early 18th century.
There wasn't a great deal of info.



Here is the castle/palace:

[Haris]

Old Mosque (Maharashta, India)



No more images. No more info.

My guess is that it could be as old as the Bahmani Sultanate which started out in the 14th century.

Nice old mosque.

[Haris]

Al Rahman Mosque (Aleppo, Syria)












No info again but it is a beautiful mosque, especially the first image.

[faye]

the one in germany is beautiful. the castle does nothing for me but the mosque and gardens, lovely.

[Haris]

Masjid-al-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu Al Auzam (Malé, Maldives)


















The Islamic Centre (officially named Masjid-al-Sultan Muhammad
Thakurufaanu Al Auzam) is an architectural landmark in Malé, Maldives

opened in November 1984 by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.

The Grand Friday Mosque located in the Centre, is named after Muhammad
Thakurufaanu Al Auzam. The mosque is also the largest in the Maldives,
admitting over 5000 people.

The Centre also serves a conference hall where official meetings and
ceremonies are held, an Islamic library and a number of offices.

The centre also houses the Ministry of Islamic-Affairs from 11 November
2008 onwards which replaced the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs which
was established by the former president HE Mr. Maumoon Abdul Qayyoom.
Furthermore, The Islamic Centre acts as a major tourist attraction of Malé,
because of its location near the main jetty of Malé and due to the beautiful
architecture of the mosque. The magnificent golden dome of the mosque is
also evident on the skyline of Malé. The shining golden dome of the mosque
is a standout as are also the interior walls decorated with beautiful
woodcarvings and Arabic calligraphy. The Center also houses a library and
a conference hall.The most famous architectural landmark of Male’ is the
three-storey Islamic Centre, opened in November 1984.The Center's Grand
Friday Mosque, Masjid-al-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu-al-A'z'am, is the
biggest in the Maldives, accommodating more than 5,000 worshippers.

[Haris]

Al Akbar Mosque (Surabaya, Indonesia)

















The largest mosque in East Java.
It has a distincitve modern, sleek architecture.
It is said that the best views of the city are from the minaret (open to the public).
It was built in the year 2000.