Bur Dubai Grand Mosque
Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Islam
A historic grand mosque in old Dubai, on a site associated with Qur’anic teaching since 1900.
The World’s Sacred Places
Sacred Places
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King Faisal Mosque
Al Soor, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Islam
A landmark 1987 mosque in central Sharjah whose minimalist design became influential in the UAE’s modern mosque architecture.
Sharjah Mosque
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Islam
Sharjah’s largest mosque, opened in 2019, with capacity for more than 25,000 worshippers.
Al Noor Mosque
Buhaira Corniche, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Islam
An Ottoman-inspired mosque on Khalid Lagoon and one of Sharjah’s best-known Islamic visitor landmarks.
Al Bidya Mosque
Al Bidya, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Islam
Fujairah’s nationally important historic mosque, scientifically dated by the emirate tourism authority to about 1599 CE.
Jumeirah Mosque
Jumeirah 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Islam
A major Dubai mosque known for its 1979 opening and long-running guided cultural visits for non-Muslim guests.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Islam
Abu Dhabi’s landmark grand mosque, founded by Sheikh Zayed and opened for worship in 2007.
Tzistarakis Mosque
Monastiraki, Athens, Central Athens, Attica, Greece Islam
Tzistarakis Mosque stands at Monastiraki in the historic centre of Athens and is one of the city’s most recognizable surviving Ottoman religious…
Kal Shalom Synagogue, Kos
Kos, South Aegean, Greece Judaism
Kal Shalom Synagogue in Kos Town is a restored Jewish religious and memory site associated with the island’s pre-war Jewish community.
Kahal Shalom Synagogue, Rhodes
Rhodes, South Aegean, Greece Judaism
Kahal Shalom Synagogue stands in the former Jewish quarter of Rhodes Old Town and is the island’s surviving historic synagogue.
Monastirioton Synagogue, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Judaism
Monastirioton Synagogue in Thessaloniki is one of the most important surviving institutions of the city’s once vast Jewish community.
Catacombs of Milos
Tripiti, Milos, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
The Catacombs of Milos, near ancient Melos and the village of Trypiti, form one of Greece’s most important surviving early Christian burial…