Islamic shrines

mosque in Syria

Al-Aqsa (; ) or al-Masjid al-Aqṣā () is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Dome of the Rock, many mosques and prayer halls, madrasas, zawiyas, khalwas and other domes and religious structures, as well as the four encircling minarets. It is considered the third holiest site in Islam. The compound's main congregational mosque or prayer hall is variously known as Al-Aqsa Mosque, Qibli Mosque or al-Jāmiʿ al-Aqṣā, while in some sources it is also known as al-Masjid al-Aqṣā; the wi

one of Damascus' old city gates with cemeteries on the left and right side of the street

Sufi funerary compound near Herat, Afghanistan

thumb|Qubbat al-Sulaibiyya in Samarra, Iraq, the oldest surviving Islamic domed mausoleum (9th century) A qubba (, pl. qubāb), also transliterated as ḳubba, kubbet and koubba, is a cupola or domed structure, typically a tomb or shrine in Islamic architecture. In many regions, such as North Africa, the term qubba is applied commonly for the tomb of a local wali (local Muslim saint or marabout), and usually consists of a chamber covered by a dome or pyramidal cupola.

islamic shrine in Kandahar, Afghanistan

mosque in Aleppo, Syria

shrine and mosque in Kabul, Afghqnistan

shrine in Afghanistan

prominence in northeast Istanbul