Home›Islamic Sites›Site Type›MosqueBrowse ByMosqueThis page groups sacred sites by their physical type. Wikipedia lists "sacred groves... sacred mountains, sacred trees, sacred waters, tombs" among the recognized types of sacred place. Browsing by site type lets a visitor compare a sacred mountain against a sacred spring or a venerated tomb.FactsLearn MoreMosqueSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe three sanctuaries at the centre of Islamic sacred geography, with congregational and teaching mosques and the shrines of prophets and holy figures. Whether a shrine may be venerated at all is disputed within Islam, and some places here have been damaged by movements that reject it; the atlas records both without settling it. The Jerusalem compound is under contested control. 2Size of the Traditional SetWell-attestedThree: the sanctuaries toward which travel is enjoined in the hadith of the three mosques - the Sacred Mosque at Mecca, the Prophet's Mosque at Medina and the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreThe Holy Places of Islam This group holds the sacred sites of Islam. Its sacred geography is anchored by the three holiest places, the Sacred Mosque at Mecca with the Kaaba, toward which Muslims pray and to which they make the Hajj; the Prophet's Mosque at Medina; and the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, and extends to the great mosques and the shrines of prophets and holy figures. The browser will find these central sanctuaries alongside other mosques and revered sites. The entries describe each place's religious significance and history, noting where veneration differs between Sunni and Shia traditions.MosqueFilter Results15 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (2)Obligatory pilgrimage for the faithful (1)One of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage places (1)Pilgrimage gathered on a dated festival (1)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (6)Inscribed on the World Heritage List and on the List in Danger (3)Not Inscribed (6)Associated WithAllBaal (1)Originated InAllArabia (3)China (1)East Asia (1)Egypt (1)Iberia (1)Iberia and Southern France (1)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)North Africa (1)North America (1)The Caribbean (1)The Levant (2)Turkey (2)United States (1)West Africa (2)West Africa and the Caribbean (1)Origin Period Start YearAll622 (2)706 (1)970 (1)996 (1)1327 (1)1550 (1)1609 (1)1954 (1)Practice StatusAllAccess restricted by its custodians or by law (3)Control of or access to the site is contested (2)Damaged or destroyed in armed conflict (1)In active religious use (14)TraditionAllChristianity (1)Islam (13)CountryAllChina (1)Egypt (1)India (1)Israel (1)Mali (2)Saudi Arabia (3)Spain (1)Syria (1)Tunisia (1)Turkey (2)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15Al-AzharMosqueGreat Mosque of DjenneMosqueGyanvapi MosqueMosqueIslamic Center of WashingtonMosqueMasjid al-Haram and the KaabaMosqueNiujie MosqueMosqueQuba MosqueMosqueThe Djinguereber Mosque and the Timbuktu ManuscriptsMosqueThe Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa MosqueMosqueThe Great Mosque of KairouanMosqueThe Mezquita of CórdobaMosqueThe Prophet's Mosque and Jannat al-BaqiMosqueThe Süleymaniye MosqueMosqueThe Sultan Ahmed MosqueMosqueThe Umayyad MosqueMosqueSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Placestier 1F. E. Peters, Princeton University Press, 1994View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.