Minaret Collection (page 13)

Street Scene in Tangier Morocco - close to the Kasbah. Date: circa 1910s

Istanbul, Turkey - Bodrum Mosque
Interior view of the Little Aya Sofya - the Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, now a Mosque. Begun by Justinian in 527

Turkey - Bursa - The Green Mosque (Yesil Cami)
Turkey - Bursa - Yesil (Green) Complex - view toward the southern facade of the Yesil Cami (Mosque of Mehmed I). Date: circa 1906

The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsova

From minaret of the Great Mosque, Kairwan, Tunisia. Date ca. 1899

Cathedral church of St. Sophia and mosque, Nicosia, Cyprus
The cathedral church of St. Sophia at Nicosia, capital of Cyprus. Converted to a mosque by Turks, the choir was destroyed but the nave remains. Date: 1878

Izmir, Turkey - After the fire - Turkish Quarter
The aftermath of the Great Fire in the Turkish Quarter of Izmir, showing only light damage caused. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

Israel - Ramla - Tower of the 40 martyrs
The Tower of Ramla, Israel. Also known as the White Tower, this interesting survival was built in the 13th century. It served as the minaret of the White Mosque (al-Masjid al-Abyad)

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Banja Luka - Arnaudija Mosque (built 1594) -the mosque was totally destroyed by the Army of the Republic of Serbia on 7th May 1993. Date: circa 1910s

Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Mosque in the Old City Date: circa 1910s

British occupation of Cyprus - the Bashi-Bazouks leaving the island in 1878. Cyprus was first occupied by the British on July 10th 1878, under the terms of the Anglo-Turkish Convention

India - The Prayer
Two Indian Muslim men at prayer Date: circa 1907

Unknown Saints Tomb - Iran with distinctive conical tower and tiled minaret. Date: circa 1910s

Tunisia - Tunis, Rue de la Kasbah Date: circa 1910s

Israel - Ramla
Scenes from Ramla, Israel (at this time part of the Ottoman Empire) - featuring Reinharts Hotel, a panoramic view of the town and the The Tower of Ramla

Istanbul - The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque & Hippodrome
Constantinople - The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque - The Blue Mosque, a view including the Hippodrome. The Mosque has six minarets. Completed in 1616 - architect Mehmet Aga

Ras Beirut, Lebanon - View toward the American University
Ras Beirut - literally meaning the Tip of Beirut - a luxurious residential neighbourhood. Nowadays, Ras Beirut incorporates a number of international schools and universities

Chanakkale, Turkey - Street Scene Date: circa 1905

Izmir, Turkey -Salepcioglu Mosque
Izmir, Turkey - Salepcioglu Mosque in the Konak area. Date: circa 1930s

View of Psamatia on the Sea of Marmara, Turkey Date: circa 1910s

Kenya - Mombasa
The Basheikh Mosque - Mombasa, Kenya Date: 1910

Kumanovo, Macedonia - the Eski Mosque, built in 1751 Date: circa 1919

Bitola, Macedonia - the St Sophia Mosque
Bitola ( formerly Monastir or Manastir), Macedonia - the St Sophia Mosque. Date: circa 1910s

Israel - View of Acre - Knights Hall and Jezzar Pasha Mosqu
Israel - Panorama of Acre - The Ruins of the Knights Hall (foreground) and Jezzar Pasha Mosque (background) Date: circa 1903

Cairo, Egypt - Blue Mosque Date: circa 1910s

Street scene in Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1
Street scene in Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Konya - Minaret and Medressa
Konya, Turkey - Minaret and Medressa Date: circa 1940

Syria - Aleppo - The Minaret of the Grand Mosque
Syria - Aleppo - The Seljuk Minaret of the Grand Mosque (Ummayad Mosque) dating from 1090. Date: circa 1910s

Istanbul, Turkey - The Old Quarter
Istanbul - The Old Quarter (Eski Mahalle). Date: circa 1910s

Street scene in a town, Mesopotamia, WW1
Street scene in a town (probably Kut Al Amara) in Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Kars, Turkey - The Bridge, Church and Minaret
The Bridge, 10th century Armenian Church of the Holy Apostlesand Minaret at Kars, Turkey. Originally an Armenian capital. Became part of the Ottoman Empire (captured in 1534)

Street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
A street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Qutub Minar - Delhi, India - the worlds tallest brick minaret. A UNESCO World Heritage site Date: circa 1907

Lake Tiberias / Sea of Galilee - The Mosque
Mosque on the shores of Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee or Lake Kinneret), Israel Date: circa 1910s

Collapse of Minaret in Bengaluru, India
The Collapse of one of the Jumma Masjid Minarets in Bengaluru, India Date: circa 1910s

Bulgaria - Rustchuk - The Old Mosque Date: 1935

Bitola, Macedonia - The Ishak Mosque
Bitola (formerly Monastir or Manastir), Macedonia - The Ishak Mosque. Date: circa 1930

Rhodes - Byzantine Church, later converted to a mosque. Date: circa 1940s

Courtyard - The Great Mosque of Algiers
Courtyard of the The Great Mosque of Algiers at the Rue de la Marine - Algiers, Algeria Date: circa 1910s

Panoramic view of Afyon, Turkey. Afyon - know known as Afyon Karahisar - capital of Afyon Province in Western Turkey. Growing area for Turkish poppies, used mostly for medicinal Opium

Karakoy, Istanbul, Turkey - The Moorings
At Karakoy, the tourist liners moor up today. View showing little ferry boats (some had awnings to keep the sun off the delicate passengers, so this is likely to be off-season!)

Patriotic Greek Card from the First World War showing the Greeks triumphing over the Turks - likely to be in Thessaloniki

Greece, Crete - Chania - The Quayside and Mosque. The Turkish Mosque Yiali Tzami (or Giali Tzami) dominates the Venetian harbour of Chania - an imposingly large

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Panoramic View
Panoramic View over the rooftops of Iraklion (Heraklion), Greece. The Cathedral of St Minas can be seen on the left, the English Barrcaks (centre) and Mount Ida (far distance!)

Rhodes, Greece - Rhodes Old Town
The rooftops of the Old Town, Rhodes, Greece

Cairo - Aqsunqur Mosque (The Blue Mosque)

Georgia - Batumi - Mosque
Mosque at Batumi (formerly Batum or Batoum), a city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia, 12 miles from the border with Turkey

India - Mosque of Dehradun
The Minaret of the Mosque at Denradun, India

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