Salah El Din Citadel was completed in 1183 and throughout its history, this fortification not only protected the city but it also served as…
Established in 972, Al-Azhar represents the oldest mosque and the oldest operating university in Cairo with more than thousand years of…
Also known as the Alabaster Mosque, this mosque with two minarets is one of the most popular landmarks in the city.
This 9th century mosque is not open to non-Muslims yet it is still worth stopping by and peeking through the doors.
One of the biggest mosques in Marrakech was built in the 12th century.
Even though, originally, this mosque was the first one built in Egypt, due to the building being continuously rebuild and restored, there…
Named after Sultan al-Muayyad, this mosque is yet another Cairo's example of the Mamluk architecture that was completed in 1421.
The Great Mosque of Djenné is a large brick or adobe building in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style.
The Great Mosque of Kairouan, also known as the Mosque of Uqba, is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan, Tunisia…
The Zawiya of Moulay Idris II is a zawiya in Fez, Morocco. It contains the tomb of Idris II, who ruled Morocco from 807 to 828 and is…
The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria.
Hammouda Bay Mosque or Hamouda Bay al Mouradi is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is an official historical monument.
Djamaa el Djazaïr, also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers, is a large mosque located in Algiers, Algeria.
The Great Mosque of Sousse is a historical mosque in the coastal city of Sousse, Tunisia.
The Hassan Pasha Mosque, also referred to as the Pasha Mosque or the Grand Mosque, is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria.
The Conakry Grand Mosque is a mosque in Conakry, Guinea, located east of the Conakry Botanical Garden and beside the Donka Hospital.
Ijumaa Mosque is a mosque in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The mosque was completely renovated in 1994 in the modern arabesque style.
