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Blue Mosque (or the Aqsunqur Mosque) located in Cairo, EgyptThe Blue Mosque (or the Aqsunqur Mosque) located in Cairo, Egypt is one of several blue mosques in the world. Completed in 1347, the Blue Mosque, located in the heart of Islamic Cairo
Street Scene, Marrakech, Morocco. Date: 1929
Seraglio Hill from Galata - Istanbul, Turkey. Print from Grelots Relation nouvelle d un voyage de Constantinople. Date: 1680
Map of the Seraglio Point, Istanbul, Turkey by Fr. Kauffer (1776 / 1786 surveys) with additional information from Barbie de Bocage (1819). Date: circa 1819
Istanbul, Turkey - over Bosphorus toward Suleimaniye MosqueIstanbul, Turkey - view over the Bosphorus toward the striking profile of the dome and minarets of the Suleimaniye Mosque at Constantinople, Turkey. Date: circa 1940s
Chania (Kania) Mosque, Old Town, Crete. Date: circa 1920
Iran. Isfahan. Friday Mosque. The Oljeitu Mihrab. 1310Iran. Isfahan. Masjed-e Jame (Friday Mosque). The Oljeitu Mihrab, constructed in 1310 by Mongol ruler Oljeitu
Baghdad, Iraq - The Al-Kadhimiya MosqueThe Al-Kadhimiya Mosque is a shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. It contains the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim
Medina, Saudi Arabia, featuring the old city wallsMedina, Saudi Arabia - Panoramic View, featuring the old city walls and a distant view of the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi Mosque. Almost all of the historic strong walls
Aleppo, Syria - The Tomb of ZakariyaAleppo, Syria - The Tomb of the Prophet Zakariya of the Israelites (Zechariah) (The Maqaamaat Al Awliya ). Zechariahs role as one of the men of God is frequently referenced in verses of the Qur an
The Black Stone - The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaThe Black Stone at the Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia - revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic, which according to Muslim tradition dates back to the time of Adam and Eve
Bahrain / ManamaA mosque in Mamama (Al Manamah), the capital city of Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: 1960s
Edirne - formerly Andrinople, TurkeyEdirne - formerly Andrinople - close to the border with Greece and Bulgaria. Site of 16 major battles or sieges from Ancient Greek times up until the 1920s
Section of an Arch - Ruins of Temple of Jupiter, DamascusSection of an Arch - Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter - Damascus, Syria. Found at one end of the 422m Al-Hamidiyeh Bazar Souk (Covered market)
Farouk I, King of Egypt and the Sudan (1920-1965, reigned 1936-1952). Seen here (centre) leaving a Cairo mosque with his entourage
Delhi - The Alai Darwaza Gateway - The Qutb complexDelhi - The Alai Darwaza, the main gateway from southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. Built by the second Khilji Sultan of Delhi, Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1311 AD
Indian Bazaar, Nairobi, Kenya, East AfricaIndian Bazaar, Harding Street and Government Road, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1930
Golden Domes of Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, IraqGolden Domes of Al-Kadhimiya (Khadimain) Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1920
Maidan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1910s
Kadhimain horse tramway, Baghdad, IraqKadhimain horse-drawn double-decker tramway, Baghdad, Iraq, on the Kamazene Mosque route. Date: circa 1920s
Site of the Ancient Issus - Iskenderun, TurkeySite of Ancient Issus (and Alexander the Greats famous victory over Darius III at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC) close to Iskenderun, Turkey and the Syrian border. Date: circa 1920s
Grey Street, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa, with the Indian Mosque in the distance (left). Date: 1906
The Tomb of Zechariah, Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo, SyriaThe Tomb of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, Umayyad (Great) Mosque of Aleppo, Syria. Date: circa 1910s
Tomb of Sultan Bayezid II (1447-1512). Ottoman Empire. IstanTomb of Sultan Bayezid II or Bayezed-i-Veli (1447-1512), Ottoman Empire, from 1481-1512. House of Osman. Bayezid II Mosque. Istanbul. Turkey
Syria. Damascus. Umayyad Mosque or Great Mosque of Damascus. Built in the early 8th century. South entrance decorated with mosaics. Detail
Syria. Damascus. Ottoman architecture. The Tekkiye Mosque. Built on the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the architect Mimar Sinan between 1554 and 1560
Mosque of Damascus. Prayer Room or haram. SyriaMosque of Damascus. Prayer Room or haram. The marble mausoleum indicates the place where was buried the head of Saint John the Baptist, revered by Muslims as a prophet
Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Great Mosque. DetIslamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Imam Mosque or Great Mosque (Masjed-e-Imam). Built between 1612-1638 during the reign of Shah Abbas I (1587-1629)
Al-Masjid al-Nabawi - Medina, Saudi Arabia - Courtyard. Date: circa 1910s
First Balkan War, 1912-13. Bulgarians in AdrianopolisFirst Balkan War (1912-1913) between the Balkan League and the Ottoman Empire. Bulgarian soldiers under the dome of the Great Mosque of Adrianople (now Edirne) in Turkey
Charminar, Hyderabad, IndiaThe Charminar, built in 1591 CE, is a monument and mosque located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Jama Masjid, Delhi, IndiaJama Masjid, the principal mosque of Old Delhi, India. Date: circa 1890s
Haji Gookool Meah Mosque St. James, TrinidadHaji Gookool Meah Mosque St. James, a district of Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. - named after the industrialist and philanthropist Haji Gokool Meah (18471939)
Thessaloniki, Greece - The Church of the Holy ApostlesThe Church of the Holy Apostles a 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. With the conquest of the city by the Ottoman Turks
Homs, Syria - The Khalid ibn al-Walid MosqueThe Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in Homs, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. Date: circa 1910s
Al-Azhar University in Cairo, EgyptStudents at work in the courtyard ( heart ) of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The Mosque is directly associated with Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 975
Lemnos, Greece - Moudros - MosqueMoudros on the Island of Lemnos, Greece in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. During World War I, the Allies used the island to try to capture the Dardanelles Straits, some 50 km away
Tomb of Sayyidna Hamza, MedinaThe Mosque built over the Grave/Tomb of Sayyidna Hamza at the foot of Mount Uhud, north of Medina, Saudi Arabia - building(s) demolished by Ibn Saud in 1925. Date: circa 1910s
The Entrance to the Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The holiest site in the Islamic World and a place of pilgrimage attracting many millions of Muslims each year from all over the world
Blue Mosque or Hazrat Tomb. s. XV. AFGHANISTANBlue Mosque or Hazrat Tomb. s.XV. AFGHANISTAN. BALKH. Mazar-e Sharif. Blue Mosque and Hazrat Ali Mausoleum. Islamic art
Admiral Makarov at ConstantinopleStepan Osipovich Makarov (1848-1904) Russian admiral in command of the Pacific fleet at beginning of Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
Delhi - The Jama Masjid - IndiaThe Masjid-i Jahan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal
Brunei - Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin MosqueThe Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque is a royal Islamic mosque situated in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei
Great Mosque, Medan, Sumatra, IndonesiaGreat Mosque and entrance gate, Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910
Monastery of Piabeths Mosque - Black and white colonnaded walk- trees outside Date: circa 1890s
Mosque of Aliaferra, Savagossa - Black and white- man approaching door of Mosque (see also BEYBM : 2002.745). Date: circa 1890s
The Mosque - central Cherchell, Algeria. Date: circa 1910
Mosque, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Mosque, Cinnamon Gardens, suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1930s