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Open! The Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Muscat is one of the largest mosques in the world and is considered the most important Islamic building in Oman. She... Category | architecture
Clay and Domes The Al Hamouda, also known as Al Samooda, mosque rises in Jalan Bani Bu Ali between desert dust and old mud houses - one of... Category | architecture
Noises in the Morning Part of a newer mosque in Kunduz: The minaret with a small loudspeaker tower is also used by pigeons as a resting place. Otherwise... Category | architecture

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In the shadow of faith When strolling through the backyards and alleys of Mutrah, children met me who played a kind of cricket. Despite the high ... Category | city
Towards faith Entrance to Rauza Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif: In the room in front of it, the shoes are taken off and sorted and guarded by the shoe keeper. |... Category | people
Blue Hotspot The 15th-century Ali Mausoleum in Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province, also known as the Blue Mosque or Rauza, is considered a burial place... Category | city
The normal life In the middle of the small town of Hpa-An, next to a Buddhist monastery, there is a large mosque. Here in Hpa-An, Buddhists live... Category | city
Gold and Religion View through the Gold Souk in Dubai's Deira district to one of the city's many mosques. | Emirates Category | bazaar
Living past Built in 1997, the Heritage Village is basically a huge open-air museum. Quite successful with beautiful squares, cafes and alleys.... Category | architecture, city
Paths of faith Women enter the Rauza Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif: The mosque is considered the burial place of Alī ibn Abī Tālib, the son-in-law of Muhammad.... Category | architecture

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Changing lights Evening hour in Istabul: The Hagia Sophia or Sophienkirche is a former Byzantine church built from 532 to 537 AD.... Category | city
World of domes and faith In the Blue Mosque in Istanbul: The Sultan-Ahmed Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Ahmed I in 1609 and until ... Category | architecture
Minarets Dreams Night in the small port town of Mutrah: The view of the masjid Al Rasool Al A'dham mosque from our hotel room. |... Category | city
Cool Stones In the Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Muscat: View into one of the many courtyards. | Oman Category | architecture
Change of Time The Hagia Sophia or St. Sophia Church in Istanbul was built from 532 to 537 AD and is a former Byzantine... Category | people
The rustling of the leaves And again in the Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Maskat: in the midday heat a welcome place to linger in a shady ... Category | architecture
In the sandstone labyrinth At the Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Muscat: It is considered one of the most important buildings in the country and one of the largest mosques in the world... Category | architecture
A day at the crossroads View of one of the many places of worship, the Arzbeigi Mosque, in Kunduz: The bathroom look of the building is a matter of taste. | Afghanistan Category | city
The Brief View On the way to Taloqan, the landscape rushes by: For a moment you get a glimpse between the... Category | Nature

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Arched Roof Dome of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul: The Sultan Ahmed Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Ahmed I in 1609 and until 1616,... Category | architecture
Studying faith Simple and fast-built mosque near Polytechnic University in Kabul. | Afghanistan Category | architecture
Free Choice Above the rooftops of Marrakesh: satellite dishes and mosques are the predominant testimonies of faith. | Morocco Category | city
Loamy View Shortly before the museum "The Orientalist" you can see the tower of the old mosque in the alleys of the medina in Marrakesh... Category | city
Night Prayer View into the entrance area of a mosque in Marrakesh at late hour. | Morocco Category | night
Flying Stone Art on the Corniche: In the port city of Mutrah there are various sculptures, among others the playing dolphins made of granite. In the background... Category | city
Evening Candle One of the many mosques in Mutrah glows in the evening light against the mountain backdrop of the harbour town. | Oman Category | architecture
Port Calls Just in time for sunset, the call of the Muazzin resounds over the square at the souk in Mutrah. Mutrah is the port part of the... Category | city
Visible The minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque is the symbol of the city of Marrakech and the entire country. Every evening it is illuminated and is... Category | architecture
Last Rest Blue Mosque or Rauza: The Ali Mausoleum in Masar-i-Sharif in the province of Balkh was built in the 15th century, it is... Category | architecture
Choice of decision In the village of Ait Boulman in the High Atlas: This Berber village also has a mosque. Man can decide: Right into the... Category | village
Peaceful In the town of Mawlamyine, located at the than Lwin River, you find several mosques. The coexistence of the Buddhist majority with the... Category | architecture, city
The Square Once the sultans had made the central square to the execution site, on skewers, the heads of the victims were displayed to see. In the... Category | city
Aquarius In the Souk of Mutrah, at the entrance to a mosque, sits an old man and distributed water to the faithful. On... Category | people
Sunny Nile Water View over one of the many ancient Egyptian temples and a mosque at the Nile in the metropolis Luxor | Egypt Category | city
Faith carved in Stone In the Sultan Qaboos Mosque: you is the main mosque of the Oman and Muscat. She is the one... Category | architecture
Beans and Zucchini Connection A greengrocer at the Kabul River's riverbed trying to sell his stuff | Afghanistan Category | bazaar

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In the district In the alleys of Mutrah Harbour Quarter near the Souks | Oman Category | city
Skyward The Ahmed Sultan Mosque in Istanbul, also known as -Blue Mosque- | Turkey Category | architecture, city
Once upon a time The village is located in the old Bamiyan: before the former Buddha thawing, which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. The region... Category | city
Artists Building New building of the Abdul Rahman Khan Great Mosque in downtown Kabul. Adventurous bamboo scaffolding needed for the construction of the facade | Afghanistan Category | architecture
Night Bazaars Below the-Blauen mosque in Istanbul, one finds numerous bazaars, as here the Arasta Bazaar | Turkey Category | bazaar, city
Evening Supplication Door out of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul in the early evening after the prayer | Turkey Category | architecture, people
Sky Robe Look in the domes of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Blue Mosque, due to their wealth of blue and white tiles, the... Category | architecture
When the Muazzin calls Mosque in the evening in Sohar: the prayer of de Muazzin drowned out the noise of the Indian Ocean | Oman Category | architecture
Luxor Light Evening hour in Luxor | Egypt Category | architecture
Insight Under the dome: "Blue Mosque", the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul | Turkey Category | architecture
Two Swords Shah-e DOH Shamshira mosque in Kabul. Afghanistan located on the Kabul River, the mosque is a distinctive landmark, the... Category | architecture
Lego Land Mountain Shah-e Doh Shamshira mosque in the foreground, behind adobe houses on the hillside in Kabul | Afghanistan Category | city