Isfahan, one of three cities targeted in American military strikes, is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a mosque that ...

DJENNE, Mali — Thousands of Malians carrying buckets and jugs of mud joined the annual replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building this weekend, a key ritual that maintains the ...

The Great Mosque was a marvel of North African architecture with lobed arches, hand-carved moldings and the adobe-style bricks used to construct most the area's structures.

The Great Omari Mosque, built on an ancient holy site, is one of the many treasured landmarks damaged in Israel’s military offensive. Skip to content Skip to site index.

Don Juan Manuel, grandson of Ferdinand III, mentions the Great Mosque in his story collection The Tales of Count Lucanor (1335), with a character describing it as “one of the most beautiful ...

The Djamaa El-Djazair, or Algiers Great Mosque, is seen Feb.21, 2024 in Algiers. Begun in 2012, the Great Mosque of Algiers boasts a giant 265-meter (869-foot) minaret and a capacity for 120,000 ...

In the 16th century, the Great Mosque was renovated by the Ottomans, who built six more mosques in Gaza during that period. This is mentioned in the writings of 19th century travelers.

Over the course of its 1,300-year history, the Umayyad mosque has seen many great personalities come and go. While some passed through, others spent time as students or teachers.

The Great Omari Mosque was nearly 1,500 years old. These figures inure us to the horror of destruction, as the numbers grow bigger and more unfathomable, abstracted.

The world’s largest mud-brick building, the Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali, awaits its annual replastering, Friday, May 10, 2024. The building has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger list ...

Thousands of Malians joined the annual replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building this weekend, a key ritual that maintains the integrity of the Great Mosque of Djenne in central Mali ...