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\nGigantic Mosque complex <\/span><\/a><\/span>in Medina, Saudi Arabia,
\nBurial site of the Prophet Muhammad under the green dome, where in 1279 a wooden cupola was built over the tomb.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nWorld’s largest (400K sqm) Mosque,<\/a> Mecca, Saudi Arabia,
\ndeveloped around the Kaaba,<\/span><\/a> built by Abraham & Ishmael,
\nas the first house of worship on earth:
\nBirthplace of the Prophet Muhammad.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nAl-Aqsa Mosque compound, Jerusalem<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nDome of the Rock, Jerusalem,<\/span><\/a>
\ncovering the ‘Foundation stone’,
\nthe place of ‘Sacrifice of Isaac’ by Abraham.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nKing Abdullah Mosque, Jordan<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nKing Khalid Airport Mosque, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nSt. Petersburg Mosque, largest in EU<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nKing Khalid Grand Mosque, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nKul Sharif Mosque, Kazan, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nMoscow Cathedral Mosque, Russia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nZahir Mosque, Malaysia<\/span><\/a>
\n5 domes symbolize Islam’s 5 primary values.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n‘Taj-ul Masajid’ Mosque, Bhopal, India,<\/span><\/a>
\nmeans ‘Crown of mosques’, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

typical Mughal architecture<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\nCrystal Mosque, Malaysia<\/span><\/a>
\ncrafted from steel and glass<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nSheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi,<\/span><\/a> contains
\nmany Persian, Moorish, Arabic, and Mughal\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>styles of architecture.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nAl Rajhi Mosque, Hail, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMalacca Straits Mosque, Malaysia<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nFaisal Mosque ‘8-sided Bedouin tent’, Islamabad<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nMosques and Madrasas in Africa<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The design of Timbuktu’s mosques and madrasas is defined by the unique Sahelian style of architecture, which included pointed arches and ribbed vaults, utilizes sun-dried mud bricks and wood. Key design elements:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Materiality and climate control<\/span><\/span><\/span>: Timbuktu’s mosques are constructed from adobe, a mixture of mud, clay, sand, and organic materials like straw and rice husks. This thick mud plaster acts as a natural insulator, keeping the interior cool in the hot climate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Toron<\/span><\/span><\/span>: The torons are wooden support beams that stick out from the mosque’s exterior walls. These beams serve as a built-in scaffolding system that allows masons to climb the walls for the annual re-plastering, a vital maintenance tradition that protects the structure from erosion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Buttresses<\/span><\/span><\/span>: The architecture incorporates thick, sloping buttresses that provide crucial support to the earthen walls. The conical minarets seen on some mosques were reportedly inspired by Egyptian pyramids.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Courtyards and prayer halls<\/span><\/span><\/span>: Large, open courtyards provide an expansion space for worshippers during the summer months. The prayer halls are typically hypostyle: rows of columns supporting a flat, wooden roof.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Located in Egypt\u2019s New Administrative Capital, Masjid Misr Al Kabeer Mosque can host up to 131,000 worshippers and is hence the largest mosque in Africa. It has the largest pulpit, and the largest and heaviest chandelier.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The largest mosque in West Africa, Dakar\u2019s Massalikoul Djinane, meaning \u201cPaths to Paradise<\/span>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Great Mosque, Xi’an, China (742-1384 AD):<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\nPhoenix Pavilion<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n“Examining the Heart” Tower<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Dongguan Giant Mosque in Xining was originally constructed during the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Its latest renovation was done in 1998. The complex surrounds an ample courtyard and features a double set of minarets, the taller ones in typical Islamic style and the older turquoise pair topped by traditional Chinese upturned roofs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Gigantic Mosque complex in Medina, Saudi Arabia, Burial site of the Prophet Muhammad under the green dome, where in 1279 a wooden cupola was built over the tomb. World’s largest (400K sqm) Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, developed around the Kaaba, built by Abraham & Ishmael, as the first house of worship on earth: Birthplace of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3055"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4269,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3055\/revisions\/4269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}