Islam - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

97 Items Tagged

Islam

Share Tweet
Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Bibi-Khanym Mosque

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Nadia Abuisnaineh gazes up at the 2023 partial eclipse.
religion

A Palestinian Woman’s Quest to Share the Eclipse With Her Community

For this NASA ambassador, religion and stargazing go hand in hand.
Jonathan Feakins March 29, 2024
Agadez, Niger

Grand Mosque of Agadez

The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.
Damascus, Syria

Umayyad Mosque

Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.
The seventh-century Omari mosque in Gaza City, shown here in 2022, was largely destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in December 2023.
architecture

The Site of Gaza's Oldest Mosque Has a Rich, Millennia-Old History

The seventh-century Omari Mosque, severely damaged in a recent airstrike, included artifacts of Roman gods, Jewish rituals, and Byzantine and Catholic churches.
Stephennie Mulder January 22, 2024
Khujand, Tajikistan

Friday Mosque

Next to a newer mosque in Khujand’s main square lies the city’s oldest mosque, whose interiors are spectacularly intricate.
Singapore

Kubur Kassim Cemetery

Old Muslim cemetery and resting place of folkloric creatures
Karachi, Pakistan

Pir Mangho

A shrine in Karachi is home to around 100 crocodiles that are regarded as sacred.
Kruszyniany, Poland

Green Mosque of Kruszyniany

This wooden mosque is one of the few remnants of medieval Poland's Muslim Tatar community in this deeply Catholic country.
Elche, Spain

Arab Baths

Hidden underground, a remarkable 10th-century bath complex survives virtually unaltered.
Left to right: Tahirah Baksh, Jiniya Azad, and Sameen Choudhry hope to drive business to halal restaurants with their blog and social media accounts.
restaurants

Meet the Women Mapping New York City’s Halal Food

It's a constellation of birria, noodles, and fried chicken sandwiches.
Sam Lin-Sommer May 26, 2023
U.S. Marines stand guard in the Garmsir district of Helmand Province in 2009. The province was the site of the most deaths of American and British soldiers during the U.S./NATO–led occupation of the country.
haunted

The Harrowing Tale of Afghanistan’s ‘Haunted’ Outpost

Centuries-old culture and modern military psychology intertwined at Observation Point Rock.
Tom Mutch May 5, 2023
Katra Masjid interior
Murshidabad, India

Katra Masjid

This 18th-century complex has served as a mosque, mausoleum, and one of the largest caravanserais in India.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

'The Constellation'

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.
Xhamia e Larme, or the painted mosque, features panels of floral and geometric patterns.
Tetovo, North Macedonia

Xhamia e Larme

Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Museum of the Old Bridge

Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.
Krujë, Albania

Sari Salltik's Shrine

A temple dedicated to the 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish credited with bringing Islam to the Balkans.
royalty

The Mughal Women Who Wouldn’t Stay in the Harem

From musket-wielding empress Nur Jahan to writer Gulbadan Begum, meet the influential women of the early-modern Muslim empire.
Sarah Durn August 31, 2022