Islamic architecture in Asia

skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

thumb|300px|The Registan and its three madrasas (from left to right): the [[Ulugh Beg Madrasa, the Tilakari Madrasa and the Sherdar Madrasa]] The Registan (from ; ) is a historic public square in the city of Samarkand, now in Uzbekistan, famed for its ensemble of three madrasas (Islamic schools): the Ulugh Beg Madrasa of the Timurid period, and the Sherdar Madrasa and Tilakari Madrasa, built later under the Janid dynasty.

cancelled skyscraper

obeservation tower under construction in Dubai

ruined mosque in Balkh Province, Afghanistan

mausoleum in Merv, Turkmenistan

Timur's palace in Shahrisabz

minaret in Xinjiang, China

style of Persianized architecture

facade of Umayyad palace

two minaret towers in Ghazni, Afghanistan

A surau (Jawi: ) is an Islamic assembly building, originating in West Sumatra and later becoming common and institutionalised in Malaysia, and found throughout Singapore and Thailand. Adapted from pre-Islamic assembly buildings, surau serve a similar purpose as a mosque and are used for the prayers as well as religious classes and as a local public space. A typical surau is located in a village or town and is built either in an architectural style native to the locality or in typical Islamic style.

cultural heritage monument of Armenia

Muslim religious building

momerial monument in Khiva

birthplace of Muhammad and library in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Mosque located within the historic city of Dumat al-Jandal in the Al Jawf Province of Saudi Arabia

Mosque in Qashqadaryo region

uzbekistanian madrasa

mosque in al-Ta'if, Saudi Arabia

Hui minority islam shrine in China

thumb|Original corridor to the entrance of the Síyáh-Chál in Tehran.

castle ruin in Ashdod, Israel

all weather prayer cover

Mosque in Bangladesh

complex of multiple built objects

cave in Jordan

mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

thumb|300px|Tajug seen here on the roof of Wustho Mangkunegaran Mosque, Surakarta.

mosque in Bangladesh

historic residence in Muharraq City, Bahrain

Cafarlet or Capharleth (Crusader name) or Kafr Lam (Arabic name) is an Early Muslim coastal fortress of the Roman castrum type. Today it is located inside Moshav HaBonim, Israel, on lands of the now abandoned Arab village of Kafr Lam. It was built in the 8th or 9th century, during the Umayyad or Abbasid period to serve as a ribat against Byzantine attacks, and was significantly modified and reused by the Crusaders. It is one of the few surviving ancient fortifications in Israel featuring round watchtowers, indicating the fortress' origins predate the crusader era. Most surviving ancient fortif