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The minaret of the old mosque at Aysaita,a hot,dusty town,which is the administrative centre of the nomadic Afar people who live in the eastern lowlands of Ethiopia.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The minaret of Ben Salah Mosque,Marrakech. The mosque was built between 1318 and 1321 by Merenid Sultan Abu Said Uthman.
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Looking out past a massive door of the Sankore mosque in the 16C part of the old city of Timbuktu designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
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Detail of Minaret of Sankore mosque in C16th part of old city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
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Minaret of Sankore mosque in C16th part of old city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. An attractive mosque built in Sudan-style architecture at a small village on the banks of the Niger River north of Mopti.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. Dwarfed by minarets,the imam of Kotaka Mosque calls the faithful to prayers from the roof of the mosque.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Shela. The small sheltered harbour at Shela on Lamu Island.
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Clinging to a ridge of the Jebel Haouaia,the ruined and mostly abandoned Berber village of Chenini is one of southern Tunisia's most evocative sights
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View through a wrought iron screen across the medina towards the 19th century minaret of the Jemmaa Zitouna or Great Mosque
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View across the medina towards the 19th century minaret of the Jemmaa Zitouna or Great Mosque
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The main mosque on Ilha do Mozambique. Muslims were forced to migrate to the mainland under Portuguese rule but have returned to the island since the capital moved to Maputo (then Lourenco Marques) in 1898.
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The 70m high minaret of the Koutoubia dominates the skyline of Marrakech. Built in the 12th century by Yakoub el-Mansour.
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Families and friends enjoy an evening stroll,or paseo,under the setting sun in the courtyard of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.
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Temguilcht village,with its minaret and 'zaouia' or religious school,dominates the lower reaches of the Tizerkine Canyon
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The twin minarets of the Saudi constructed Grand Mosque in central Nouakchott.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. Dwarfed by minarets,the imam of Kotaka Mosque calls the faithful to prayers from the roof of the mosque.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. The minarets of Kotaka Mosque. This large mosque dominates Kotaka village situated on the banks of the Niger River.
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Mali,Mopti. The fine Sudan-style mosque at Mopti was built in 1935 and recently repaired to its former condition.
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Mali,Senossa. A Peul man enters the beautiful mud-built Sudan-style mosque at Senossa,a short distance from Djenne .
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Mali,Djenne. The Great Mosque of Djenne from a traditional Moroccan-style latticed window. Constructed in 1907 on the foundations of a 13th century mosque built by King Koy Konboro,the 26th ruler of Djenne. This very beautiful mosque is the largest mud structure in the world.
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The conical towers of the Grande Mosque in Mopti are silhouetted by an African sunset. The port of Mopti on the Niger River is important trading point on the route to Timbuktu.
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The Grand Mosque the largest mud building in Africa is a fine example of Islamic architecture. Built in neo-Sudanese style,it was renovated by the French in 1907. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
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The Grand Mosque the largest mud building in Africa is a fine example of Islamic architecture. Built in neo-Sudanese style,it was renovated by the French in 1907. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
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Detail of the Minaret of Sankore mosque in 16C part of the old city,designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988.
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Detail of Minaret of Sankore mosque in C16th part of old city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
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Detail of Minaret of Sankore mosque in C16th part of old city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
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An Afar woman adjusts the load on her camel as her young child sits on top. Proud and fiercely independent,the nomadic Afar people live in the low-lying deserts of Eastern Ethiopia. Camels are valuable in these harsh conditions; they carry house structures and personal possessions,enabling families to follow the seasonal pattern of rain and grazing.
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The impressive Shewa Gate is one of the seven entrances to the medieval walled city of Harar. Once an independent city-state dating back to the early 16th century,Harar was incorporated into the Ethiopian Empire in 1887. It is considered sacred in the Muslim world. Its citizens have their own language,customs and crafts.
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The Mosque of Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi,one of the landmarks along the corniche at Alexandria,Egypt
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Childern play football in front of the Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi Mosque,Alexandria,Egypt
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The minarets of the splendid Sultan Hassan mosque silhouetted at sunset,Cairo,Egypt
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View across the sprawling necropolis of the City of the Dead,also known as the Eastern Cemetery,Cairo,Egypt
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The Ottoman style mosque of Mohammed Ali in the Citadel,looking out over Islamic Cairo,Egypt
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The enormous courtyard of the Ibn Tulun Mosque,built in the 9th century,the largest and one of the oldest mosques in Cairo,Egypt
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The Madersa of Al-Gawli stands beside the Ibn Tulun Mosque in Islamic Cairo,Egypt
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The enormous courtyard of the Ibn Tulun Mosque,built in the 9th century,the largest and one of the oldest mosques in Cairo.
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The minarets of Sultan Hassan mosque (completed 1362) and Al Raifi mosque (1912) in Cairo,Egypt.
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Tripoli, Libya; A minaret from one of the many Mosques in the old Medina of Tripoli
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Tripoli, Libya; Detail from the former Cathedral converted into a Mosque in the city centre
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Mali,Timbuktu. The 14th century Djingareiber Mosque - the Great Mosque - at Timbuktu.
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Mali,Mopti. Two men chatting outside Mopti mosque after afternoon prayers. This fine Sudan-style mosque was built in 1935 and recently repaired to its former condition.
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The Ottoman style mosque of Mohammed Ali stands on top of the Citadel,looking out over Islamic Cairo,Egypt
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Ghana,Northern region,Tamale. A Muslim prays and reads the Quran at a Mosque in Tamale during Ramadan.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the third largest in the world after those at Mecca and Medina, and its minaret, at 210m, is the tallest of all.It was built to commemorate former king Hassan IIs 60th birthday in 1993.
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The ruins of a mosque inside Siyu Fort.The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built an impressive fort at the end of the mangrove lined tidal channel leading to Siyu village on Pate Island.Troops were garrisoned there to finally bring the troublesome inhabitants of the more or less independent petty sultanate of Siyu firmly under his rule. The fort is now undergoing extensive re
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Standing on a ridge of the Jebel Haouaia,the ruined and abandoned Berber village of Guermessa is one of southern Tunisia's most evocative sights
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Niger,Agadez. For more than 500 years Agadez has been a crossroads for Berbers and sub-Saharan Africans,Arab traders and European explorer. A place of Ghanaian gold and Makkan pilgrims,Barbary horses and Ottoman brocades. Today outsiders come to Agadez for the goods and services of a new millennium - high-grade uranium and high-end tourism.
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The main mosque on Ilha do Mozambique. Muslims were forced to migrate to the mainland under Portuguese rule but have returned to the island since the capital moved to Maputo (then Lourenco Marques) in 1898.
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Prayer times written on a blackboard in the main mosque on Ilha do Mozambique
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A visitor is dwarfed by the towering mosaic tilework of the Hassan II Mosque. The mosque is the third largest religious monument in the world and can accommodate 25,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall.
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Looking towards the Petit Socco along the busy Rue as-Siaghin,the main shopping street in the old medina of Tangier.
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Families and friends enjoy an evening stroll,or paseo,under the setting sun in the courtyard of the Hassan II Mosque in Cassablanca.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. An attractive village on the banks of the Niger River south of Dire.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. An old man makes his way to Kotaka Mosque carrying a plastic teapot containing water for washing his feet before praying.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. The imam of Kotaka pauses beside an archway inside the impressive Sudan-style mosque which dominates Kotaka village on the banks of the Niger River.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. The mosque at Kotaka,a village on the banks of the Niger River.
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Mali,Timbuktu. The Sankore Mosque at Timbuktu which was built in the 14th century by an architect from Granada who was commissioned by the Malian emperor Mansa Musa to design a mosque around which Sankore University was established.
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Mali,Timbuktu. Two Tuareg men chat outside the 14th century Djingareiber Mosque - the Great Mosque - at Timbuktu.
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An old entrance door to the 14th century Djingareiber Mosque - the Great Mosque - at Timbuktu.
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Mali,Timbuktu. An overall view of Timbuktu from the channel that connects the River Niger to Moammar Gadhafi's hotel on the outskirts of Timbuktu. The 14th century Djingareiber Mosque dominates the skyline.
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Mali,Mopti. Two old men entering the mosque at Mopti for prayers. This fine Sudan-style mosque was built in 1935 and recently repaired to its former condition.
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