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The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, containing the tomb of Muhammad. It is one of the three holiest places of Islam.

Istanbul: Blue Mosque

mosque with minaret near Edirne

Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.

Sultan Ahmed Cami (Blue Mosque), Istanbul, designed by Mehmed Ağa, 1609–16.

Mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Bukhara, Uzbekistan: Char-Minar mosque and madrasah

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Rustem Pasha Mosque in the foreground and the Suleymaniye Mosque, an Ottoman imperial mosque on the Third Hill of Istanbul.

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January 21, 2019: Superbowl LIII will be played at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, February 3, 2019 against the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams.

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The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590

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Data analysis of the Super Bowl's "winningest" teams, game locations, MVP winners by position, teams with the most game losses. football, sports, infographic

From Sport to Spectacle: The History of the Super Bowl

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

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Also Known As	jāmiʿ • masjid

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The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, containing the tomb of Muhammad. It is one of the three holiest places of Islam.

Istanbul: Blue Mosque

mosque with minaret near Edirne

Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) with its distinctive ensemble of six minarets, Istanbul.

Sultan Ahmed Cami (Blue Mosque), Istanbul, designed by Mehmed Ağa, 1609–16.

Mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

Bukhara, Uzbekistan: Char-Minar mosque and madrasah

Observing Ramadan at a German mosque

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Mimar Sinan: Mosque of Süleyman I the Magnificent

Sinan

Ottoman architect

Istanbul: Blue Mosque

Mehmed Ağa

Turkish architect

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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.

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