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This mosque was completed in 2003 and is the first mosque constructed in spain since the Reconquista, over 500 years ago. The mosque is located in the historic arab quarter and is meant to represent the cultural influence that Islam has had on mankind. The mosque contains 3 parts, a garden overlooking the Sierra Nevada mountains, a prayer room, and a library of Islamic texts in multiple languages.

Founded together with the city Korçë itself, the mosque was built in the 15th century on the foundation of a former church during the Istanbul Conquest. The minaret was torn down during the communist period and rebuilt in 2014.

The Molla-Mustafa Jami Mosque is an active mosque dating from the 17th century. The roof dates from 1888 and was installed by members of the community attending the mosque.

Monastery of the Pantocrator is a significant mosque in Istanbul, made of two former Eastern Orthodox churches and a chapel. It represents the most typical example of architecture of the Byzantine middle period in Constantinople and is, after Hagia Sophia, the second largest religious edifice built by the Byzantines still standing in Istanbul. Now it's being used as a mosque named Zeyrek Mosque.00

The Moscow Cathedral Mosque is the main mosque of Moscow, the largest in Russia and Europe. The first building of the mosque was built in 1904, it housed a religious school which, after the revolution of 1917, became a secular Tatar school. During the Soviet period, the mosque did not close and even became the only functioning mosque in central Russia after 1936. With the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics, the mosque, located next to the Olympic sports complex under construction, was threatened with demolition. The mosque was saved by Moscow's religious leaders and ambassadors from Arab countries. In 2011, it was demolished for the construction of a new mosque, which was opened in 2015.

The mosque of Hajji Ahmed the Ducat Minter is one of the most recognisable symbols of the city of Livno. It was probably built between 1562 and 1574 on a natural promontory whose three sides slope steeply down to the river Bistrica. The cemetery was probably destroyed in 1878 during the Ottoman resistance against Austro-Hungarian forces. The mosque was rebuilt in 1938 and the harem was cleaned and fortified with a solid concrete wall. In 1941 the Italian army used the mosque as an ammunition depot.

The 16th-17th century Pasha Qasim Mosque was built during the Ottoman Empire and is now a cathedral. It is one of the landmarks of the city of Pécs.

The mosque of Sultan Ahmed was built in 1693 and thus laid the foundations of today's Bugojno. In 1739, a kuttab (primary schools) was added to the mosque, making it an important local educational institution. During the war, the building was severely damaged and as a result, the mosque madrasa was demolished in 1997.

Muderiz Ali Effendi Mosque is a 16th-century Islamic place of worship and monument in Prizren.

The mosque was built in 1537 by the famous Ottoman Turkish architect Mimar Sinan during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. It is famouse for the intricate brick work.