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  2. Mosque - Wikipedia

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    The word 'mosque' entered the English language from the French word mosquée, probably derived from Italian moschea (a variant of Italian moscheta), from either Middle Armenian մզկիթ (mzkit), Medieval Greek: μασγίδιον (masgídion), or Spanish mezquita, from Arabic: مسجد, romanized: masjid (meaning "site of prostration (in prayer)" and hence a place of worship), either from ...

  3. List of largest mosques - Wikipedia

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    Badshahi Mosque: Night View of Badshahi Mosque (King’s Mosque) 100,000 [17] Lahore Pakistan: 1673: Sunni: Bahria Grand Mosque: Side view of Grand Jamia Masjid Bahria Town Lahore: 70,000 [18] Lahore Pakistan: 2014: Sunni: Çamlıca Mosque: 63,000 [19] Istanbul Turkey: 2019 Sunni: Al Jabbar Grand Mosque: 60,000 [20] 25,997 Bandung Indonesia ...

  4. Congregational mosque - Wikipedia

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    The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, regularly used for Congregational prayer. [1] [2]A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد جَامِع, masjid jāmi‘, or simply: جَامِع, jāmi‘; Turkish: Cami), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (Arabic: جامع كبير, jāmi‘ kabir; Turkish: Ulu Cami), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers ...

  5. Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques

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    The Cathedral church of Veria (Hünkar Mosque) and the Church of Saint Paul in Veria (Medrese Mosque). The Church of Saint John in Ioannina, destroyed by the Ottomans and the Aslan Pasha Mosque was built in its place. The Theotokos Kosmosoteira monastery in Feres was converted into a mosque in the mid-14th century.

  6. List of mosques in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The mosque has a capacity of 200 men and 40 women and is located next to the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. [59] Masjid Vega Alta: Vega Alta: Puerto Rico: 1992 Largest mosque in Puerto Rico, with a capacity of 1,200 men and 120 women. [59] Masjid Montehiedra: San Juan: Puerto Rico: 2007 The mosque has a capacity of 400 men and ...

  7. Holiest sites in Islam - Wikipedia

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    The Prophet's Mosque in Medina. Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is located in Medina, making the city the second-holiest site in Islam, after Mecca. Medina is the final place-of-residence of Muhammad, and where his qabr is located. [1] In addition to the Prophet's Mosque, the city has the mosques of Qubāʾ [17] and Al-Qiblatayn ("The Two Qiblahs"). [18]

  8. Islamic architecture - Wikipedia

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    The first mosque was a structure built by Muhammad in Medina in 622, right after his Hijrah (migration) from Mecca, which corresponds to the site of the present-day Mosque of the Prophet (al-Masjid an-Nabawi). [10] [9] It is usually described as his house, but may have been designed to serve as a community center from the beginning. [10]

  9. List of the oldest mosques - Wikipedia

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    The Dome of the Rock was constructed in 692, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in 705. Al-Masjid al-Aqṣá, [2] the former Qiblah, [15] site of the significant event of Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj) [16], considered the third holiest site in Islam. The Qur'an does not specify the precise location of "the furthest place of prayer", and its meaning was ...