Great Mosques Around the World

Enjoy this visual pilgrimage of mosques around the world. From Afghanistan and China, Saudi Arabia, Germany, India and Egypt, to Peru, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, these 55 centres of faith are testimony to the spread of Islam across the world.

CASABLANCA, MOROCCO: The Hassan II Mosque is the seventh largest mosque in the world. Standing on a promontory of reclaimed land, looking out to the Atlantic Ocean, it can accommodate 105,000 ... more 
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO: The Hassan II Mosque is the seventh largest mosque in the world. Standing on a promontory of reclaimed land, looking out to the Atlantic Ocean, it can accommodate 105,000 worshippers for prayer at a time. The architecture has strong Moorish influences and is similar to that of the Alhambra and the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain. less 
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| Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / Wikimedia Commons
Sat, Aug 18, 2012 11:00 AM AST (Arabian)
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