Where am I?
Twelve places speak in the first person. Listen to each one's riddle, then peek at an answer — there are no wrong guesses here.
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I stand in the city where the Prophet was born, and people turn toward me when they pray. Who am I?
Could it be The Kaaba?
Yes! I am The Kaaba.
Could it be Dome of the Rock?
A lovely guess — I am actually The Kaaba. But Dome of the Rock is a wonderful place too!
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I was first built of mud bricks and palm trunks, and a green dome rises above a blessed resting place beside me. Who am I?
Could it be Prophet's Mosque?
Yes! I am Prophet's Mosque.
Could it be Masjid Al-Aqsa?
A lovely guess — I am actually Prophet's Mosque. But Masjid Al-Aqsa is a wonderful place too!
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I stand in Cordoba, and beneath my roof a forest of columns and red-and-white arches grows. Who am I?
Could it be Great Mosque of Córdoba?
Yes! I am Great Mosque of Córdoba.
Could it be The Alhambra?
A lovely guess — I am actually Great Mosque of Córdoba. But The Alhambra is a wonderful place too!
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I am a palace above Granada where water runs through courtyards and poetry is carved into my walls. Who am I?
Could it be The Alhambra?
Yes! I am The Alhambra.
Could it be Great Mosque of Córdoba?
A lovely guess — I am actually The Alhambra. But Great Mosque of Córdoba is a wonderful place too!
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I am a round city built on the Tigris, and my House of Wisdom translated the learning of the world. Who am I?
Could it be Baghdad?
Yes! I am Baghdad.
Could it be Cairo?
A lovely guess — I am actually Baghdad. But Cairo is a wonderful place too!
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I stand at the edge of the great desert, and countless books were kept safe in the houses of my people. Who am I?
Could it be Timbuktu?
Yes! I am Timbuktu.
Could it be Fez?
A lovely guess — I am actually Timbuktu. But Fez is a wonderful place too!
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I am an old Silk Road city whose tall minaret guided caravans for hundreds of years. Who am I?
Could it be Bukhara?
Yes! I am Bukhara.
Could it be Delhi?
A lovely guess — I am actually Bukhara. But Delhi is a wonderful place too!
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I stand in the heart of old Damascus; my courtyard holds tall minarets and the Dome of the Eagle. Who am I?
Could it be The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus?
Yes! I am The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus.
Could it be Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul?
A lovely guess — I am actually The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus. But Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul is a wonderful place too!
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I am a golden dome over a rock in Jerusalem, seen from everywhere in the Old City. Who am I?
Could it be Dome of the Rock?
Yes! I am Dome of the Rock.
Could it be Masjid Al-Aqsa?
A lovely guess — I am actually Dome of the Rock. But Masjid Al-Aqsa is a wonderful place too!
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Sinan the architect built me on a hill in Istanbul, and from my four minarets you can see the Bosphorus. Who am I?
Could it be Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul?
Yes! I am Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul.
Could it be Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)?
A lovely guess — I am actually Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul. But Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) is a wonderful place too!
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I am the mosque where people prayed toward the first qibla, at the far end of the Noble Sanctuary. Who am I?
Could it be Masjid Al-Aqsa?
Yes! I am Masjid Al-Aqsa.
Could it be Dome of the Rock?
A lovely guess — I am actually Masjid Al-Aqsa. But Dome of the Rock is a wonderful place too!
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I stand by the Golden Horn, named after a kind Companion who hosted the Prophet in Medina. Who am I?
Could it be Eyüp Sultan Mosque?
Yes! I am Eyüp Sultan Mosque.
Could it be Prophet's Mosque?
A lovely guess — I am actually Eyüp Sultan Mosque. But Prophet's Mosque is a wonderful place too!
Every guess gets a warm answer, and every answer opens a real place in the museum.