Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque
Seksyen 14, Shah Alam, Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia Islam
Selangor’s state mosque and one of Malaysia’s most recognisable Islamic landmarks.
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Sacred Places
Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.
Lisbon Central Mosque
Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal Islam
Portugal’s major modern mosque, inaugurated in 1985 as the central place of worship and institutional home of the Islamic Community of Lisbon.
Hajji Ali Mosque
Mogadishu Old City, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia Islam
Medieval old-city mosque identified in Somalia’s UNESCO Tentative List documentation and associated there with Ibn Battuta’s 1331 visit.
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity
Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia Islam
Mogadishu’s prominent central mosque, completed in 1987 and restored after conflict-related closure.
Jama’a Xamar Weyne Mosque
Xamar Weyne, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia Islam
Historic Friday mosque in Xamar Weyne with a thirteenth-century minaret inscription that anchors Mogadishu’s medieval Islamic architecture.
Fakhr al-Din Mosque
Xamar Weyne, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia Islam
A major medieval Mogadishu mosque distinguished by carved marble connected with the stone-carving workshops of Gujarat.
Arba’a Rukun Mosque
Shangani, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia Islam
Medieval mosque in Mogadishu’s Shangani quarter with a dated thirteenth-century inscription.
Al Atiq Mosque, Juba
Hai Jallaba, Juba, Central Equatoria, South Sudan Islam
A historic mosque in Juba’s Hai Jallaba quarter, built in 1939 for Muslim traders staying in the growing town.
Saparmurat Haji Mosque
Gokdepe, Gokdepe Etrap, Ahal Velayat, Turkmenistan Islam
A memorial mosque at the historic Geokdepe fortress site, combining Muslim worship with national remembrance.
Turkmenbashi Ruhy Mosque
Gypjak, Turkmenistan Islam
A large national mosque complex at Gypjak, used for congregational worship, Quran recitation and major sadaqah observances.
Talkhatan Baba Mosque
Talkhatan, Mary Velayat, Turkmenistan Islam
A remarkably preserved late-11th-century Seljuk mosque near Merv, valued as both a masterpiece of architecture and a pilgrimage stop.
Al-Saleh Mosque
Sana'a, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen Islam
A monumental modern mosque in Sana’a, opened for worship in 2008 and designed to draw on Yemeni architectural traditions.