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The Great Mosques

جوامع الإسلام الكبرى

A trail through Islam's great mosques across twelve centuries.

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Walk this pathway

6steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The Haram

    Kaaba, Maqam, Hijr: the mother of mosques.

    Al-Masjid Al-Haram · The Kaaba

  2. The Prophet's

    Qibla, prayer, pulpit and Rawda.

    Prophet's Mosque · Minbar

  3. Al-Aqsa

    The Night Journey's station.

    Masjid Al-Aqsa · Dome of the Rock

  4. The Umayyad

    Damascus 715: Islam's first architectural school.

    The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus · Damascus

  5. Cordoba

    The forest of columns: the West's congregational mosque.

    Cordoba

  6. Al-Azhar and Sulaymaniyya

    Cairo teaches and Istanbul builds.

    Al-Azhar Mosque · Süleymaniye Mosque · Istanbul

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Overview

A path through landmarks of Islamic architecture: the Haram, the Prophet ﷺ's mosque and al-Aqsa, the Umayyad mosque, Cordoba, al-Azhar and the Suleymaniye. A city of mosques.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “The Great Mosques”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-great-mosques/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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