Zamzam Well
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Historic well whose water is central to Muslim pilgrimage devotion.
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Maqam Ibrahim
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Revered standing-place of Ibrahim preserved near the Kaaba.
Kaaba
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Sacred cubic structure at the centre of the Grand Mosque and the direction of Muslim prayer.
Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque)
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Islam’s holiest mosque and the centre of Hajj and Umrah.
Bohoniki Tatar Muslim Cemetery
Bohoniki, Podlaskie, Poland Islam
Historic Muslim burial ground associated with the Polish Tatar community.
Kruszyniany Tatar Muslim Cemetery
Kruszyniany, Podlaskie, Poland Islam
Historic Muslim burial ground associated with the Polish Tatar community.
Bohoniki Wooden Mosque
Bohoniki, Podlaskie, Poland Islam
Historic wooden mosque belonging to Poland’s long-established Tatar Muslim community.
Kruszyniany Wooden Mosque
Kruszyniany, Podlaskie, Poland Islam
Historic wooden mosque central to Polish Tatar Muslim heritage.
Ohel of Rabbi Elimelech of Leżajsk
Leżajsk, Podkarpackie, Poland Judaism
Major international Hasidic Jewish pilgrimage site at the tomb of Rabbi Elimelech.
Łańcut Synagogue
Łańcut, Podkarpackie, Poland Judaism
Important preserved eighteenth-century synagogue in Poland’s south-east.
Great Synagogue of Włodawa
Włodawa, Lubelskie, Poland Judaism
Baroque Jewish house of worship preserved as part of Włodawa’s synagogue museum complex.
Renaissance Synagogue in Zamość
Zamość, Lubelskie, Poland Judaism
Restored Renaissance synagogue serving as a Jewish heritage cultural centre.