Historic Mosques and Shrines

Images capturing the architectural beauty of historic mosques and shrines in Central Asia, featuring intricate details and vibrant domes.

Asia, Afghanistan, Ruins of the shrine of Khuraja Abu Nasr Parsa, Balkh. Photographed in August 2000.

Chor-Bakr memorial complex, Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Mosque Chor-Bakr

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Asia, Afghanistan, Ruins of the shrine of Khuraja Abu Nasr Parsa, Balkh. Photographed in August 2000.

Kalon Mosque and minaret, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Asia

Uzbekistan, Khiva, Mosque at Ichon Qala Fortress

Photo of large house made of bricks with blue ornaments on its wall in Khiva in Uzbekistan

Kukeldash Madrasah, also known as Kukaldosh Madrasah, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Allah Kuli Khan Madrasah, Ichon Qala (Itchan Kala), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

A blue dome on top of a building with a blue roof

Beautifully decorated buildings in city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Asia

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MEZQUITA DE BLU DI ALI 1841. Location: EXTERIOR. MAZAR SARIF. Afghanistan.

Bibi Khanym Mosque, also known as Bibi Khanum Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

North Africa, Morocco, Casablanca. Hassan II Mosque (Editorial Usage Only)

Hazrati Imom Mosque, Hazrati Imom Complex, Hazrati Imom Square, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Bukhara was founded in 500 BCE in the area now called the Ark. However, the Bukhara oasis had been inhabitated long before. The city has been one of the main centres of Persian civilization from its early days in 6th century BCE. From the 6th century CE, Turkic speakers gradually moved in. Bukhara's architecture and archaeological sites form one of the pillars of Central Asian history and art. The region of Bukhara was for a long period a part of the Persian Empire. The origin of its inhabitants goes back to the period of Aryan immigration into the region.

Gur-e-Amir or Guri Amir (Tomb of the King), a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Asia

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Khiva, Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Pahlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum and the Islam Khoja Minaret. (Editorial Use Only)

Uzbekistan, Khorezm Region, Khiva City, UNESCO World Heritage, Islam Khodja Minaret

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View of the Registan at night. Ancient architecture of Central Asia. the architecture of ancient Samarkand

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Entrance door, Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque, Maydam-e Iman Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Esfahan, Iran, Middle East

Khast Imam Square, major tourist destination in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Asia

Old town in Khiva, historic site and tourist destination in Uzbekistan

Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand. Uzbekistan, Side gate

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Iran - Esfahan. Friday mosque

Facade of Shrine of Mawlana Abdur Rahman Jami, Herat's greatest 15th century poet, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Photo of small shops and houses in street of Khiva in Uzbekistan

Tilla-Kari and Sherdor Madrassahs, left to right, Registan Square, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Historic architecture of Itchan Kala, walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic architecture of Itchan Kala, walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tomb of Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Samarqand Province, Uzbekistan, Asia

Iran, Esfahan City, Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Masjed-e Shah Mosque

Israel, Jerusalem, Al Aqsa mosque

Kano Central Mosque, Kano, Kano state, Nigeria, Africa

Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Entrance to Summer Residential Palace, Sitorai Mohi Hossa Folk Art Museum.

Decorated facade with mosaics and golden dome, Dome of the Rock, also Qubbat As-sachra, Kipat Hasela, Temple Mount, Old Town, Jerusalem, Israel, Asia

North Africa, Morocco, Casablanca. Hassan II Mosque

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Architecture of Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Asia

Iran, Esfahan, Eman Khomeni Square, Ali Qapu Palace

A blue and white building with a blue dome sits next to a wall

Iran, Isfahan, Shah Mosque at Night, UNESCO World Heritage list

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Syria, Damascus, Umayyad Mosque,

Dome of The Rock, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel

Shah-i-Zinda or Shohizinda (The Living King), a necropolis in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Asia

Main gate of the Royal Palace, Dar el-Makhzen, in Fes, Fez, Morocco, Africa

Shrine of the Cloak, Ahmad Shah Durrani Mausoleum, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Asia

Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Kukeldash Medressa

Quranic school, madrassa, cadet school in Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East, Asia

Od city seen from Ark of Bukhara fortress, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Bab Rcif, entrance gate to the old medina in the city Fes, Fez, Fez-Meknes, Morocco.

Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Registan, Islamic school

Within grounds at City Palace inside the old walled town in Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, India.March. Jaipur,Rajasthan State, India.ÊAsia.Ê

Detail of the famous Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque, green dome, and Mohamed Ali Mosque inside the Saladin Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Paralimni, Cyprus, Mediterranean, Europe

Nadir Divanbegi Khanaka on Lab-i Hauz square, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Asia

Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel.

Bibi-Khanym Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Asia

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Fuente del sultan Ahmet III (1728),detras la puerta imperial del palacio Topkapi.Sutanahmet.Estambul.Turquia.

Jama Masjid mosque in Leh with Leh Palace behind. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu a...

Meknes, Morocco, Africa, A detailed decorated Tor tor with columns emphasising historical architecture, On the way to Fes, Africa

View onto the roofs of the old town with the blue cupola of Pahlavon-Maxmud-Mausoleum and the unfinished minaret Kaltar Minor from the minaret of Islom-Xo'ja Madrasah Khiva Uzbekistan

Nizwa, Oman

Hazrati Imam Complex with Friday Mosque, Library, Tomb of Abu Bakr Muhammad Kaffal Shashi, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Asia

The Ichon_Qala Itchan Kala Fortress, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Syria. Aleppo. Khan Al Nahasin caravanserai of Khan Al Nahasin. Photo before the Syrian civil war.

Jumeirah Mosque, Dubai´s largest and best_known mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

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Famous town gate Bab Boujloud in the medina of Fes, Morocco

The Dome of the Chain in front of the Dome of the Rock

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North and east eivan halls of the Masjid_e Imam formerly Shah Mosque, built by Shah Abbas between 1611 and 1628, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Isfahan, ...

Old mosque with minaretr in Iznik, Turkey

Kalta Minar, Ichan Kala Old City, Khiva, Kizilkum desert; Khwarezm region, Uzbekistan

Beautiful Mardin old city landscape from Zinciriye Madrasah.Mardin is a historical city in Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey.

Iran, Central Iran, Esfahan, Naqsh-e Jahan Imam Square, Qeysarieh Portal

Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichan Kala, High Angle view

Courtyard With Domed Ablution Fountain Of Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

Links Ulugbek Madrasah, middle Tilya-Kori Madrasah, right Sher-Dor Madrasah, Registan, at night, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Asia

A tall building with a blue and white stripe on it

Alai Darwaza Gateway, Qutab Minar, Delhi, India

Jerusalem Old City the faade of Al Aqsa Mosque

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Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Juma Mosque and Madrasa Complex

Place in front of the Dome of the Rock, also Qubbat As-sachra, Kipat Hasela, Temple Mount, Old Town, Jerusalem, Israel, Asia

Iran, Esfahan, Emam Khomeini Square, Lotfollah Mosque

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The Dome of the Rock, one of the main sanctuaries of Islam, Temple Mount, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Asia

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Eingang der Großen Moschee in Dubai Men at the entrance of Grand Mosque in the Bur District of Dubai, United Arab Emirates LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/cxJeannettexTasx 23209560

Khajo Bridge built by Shah Abbas in around 1650, now a favourite place for young people to meet, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Aerial view of the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Lamps In An Iwan And Ablution Fountain Of Sultan Hassan Mosque And Madrassa, Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

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