Houtouwan, Shengshan Island, China

Houtouwan, Shengshan Island, China

Houtouwan (Chinese: 后头湾; pinyin: Hòutóuwān) is a Chinese island located north of Shengshan Island (Chinese: 嵊山岛; pinyin: Shèngshān dǎo), one of the 400 Shengsi Islands. The…
Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali

Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali

The Great Mosque of Djenné (French: Grande mosquée de Djenné, Arabic: الجامع الكبير في جينيه‎), in present-day Mali, is one of Africa’s wonders and one…
History of Kolmanskop City, Namibia

History of Kolmanskop City, Namibia

Kolmanskop (Afrikaans for “Coleman’s head,” German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in southern Africa’s Namib Desert, in the center of a region known as “the…
A visit to a historical place/building (Larabanga Mosque, Ghana)

A visit to a historical place/building (Larabanga Mosque, Ghana)

The Larabanga Mosque is a mosque in Larabanga, Ghana, designed in the Sudanese architectural style. Larabanga is Ghana’s oldest mosque and one of the country’s…
Sulayman Pasha Mosque, Cairo, Egypt

Sulayman Pasha Mosque, Cairo, Egypt

Built-in 1528 by the governor for the use of the Janissaries quartered in the northern enclosure, Sulayman Pasha al-Khadem Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سليمان باشا الخادم‎),…
A visit to a historical place/building (Qaytbay Mosque, Cairo)

A visit to a historical place/building (Qaytbay Mosque, Cairo)

The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay (Qaitbay, Qaitbey, Qaytbey) is an Islamic complex in Cairo, Egypt, consisting of a kuttab, mosque, and madrasa. It is…
A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq, Cairo)

A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq, Cairo)

Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq or Mosque-Madrasa-Khanqah of Az-Zaher Barquq (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة وخانقاه الظاهر برقوق‎), was erected in 1384/86 in Islamic Cairo, Egypt’s old medieval…
Mosque of Sultan Al-Muayyad, Cairo, Egypt

Mosque of Sultan Al-Muayyad, Cairo, Egypt

The Mosque of Sultan al-Mu’ayyad (Arabic: مسجد السلطان المؤيد‎) was built on the site of an old jail where the Mamluk sultan Al-Mu’ayyad Sayf Aldin…
Mosque of Amir al-Maridani, Cairo, Egypt

Mosque of Amir al-Maridani, Cairo, Egypt

The Mosque of Amir al-Maridani was built in 1339-40 for Amir Altinbugha, the saqi (cup-bearer) and son-in-law of al-Nasir Muhammad. This mosque is located in “Darb al-Ahmar” neighborhood,…
A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab, Cairo)

A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab, Cairo)

The Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab (Arabic: مسجد أبو الذهب‎) was built in 1774 by Muhammad Bey Abu al-Dhahab, who sought to revive the Mamluk dynasty…
A visit to a historical place/building (Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque, Cairo)

A visit to a historical place/building (Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque, Cairo)

The Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد قجماس الإسحاقي‎), also known as the Abu Hurayba Mosque (Arabic: مسجد أبو حريبة‎; sometimes written – Abu Heriba),…
Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun Mosque, Cairo, Egypt

Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun Mosque, Cairo, Egypt

The Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun Mosque, which is located at the Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, is an early 14th-century mosque. The mosque was built…
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