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a building that is used for Muslim religious services
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With the Red Sea event now in its fourth year, the Saudis have aimed at a cultural transformation in this sprawling port city amid a dizzying construction boom in Jeddah, with its mix of modern office towers and thriving shopping malls sitting alongside mosques, historic markets and public squares.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
According to Israeli officials, the militant group frequently operates from within residential areas, using homes, schools, mosques and other civilian structures to conceal tunnels, rocket launchers and military infrastructure.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
These sorts of materials have long been held privately among families or in mosques, said Tan Huism, executive director of the Qatar National Library, which opened in 2018.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
In the evening there’s the sound of the mosques or whatever.
—David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
The landslides and flash floods damaged houses, mosques, and rice fields.
—Reuters, 27 Nov. 2024
Atlas Obscura is planning to open doors to wineries, bakeries, and crafts ateliers, and the tours will also visit historical sites, mosques, and churches such as Gergeti Trinity.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Getty Home to Africa’s oldest synagogue, more than 300 mosques, a Catholic church, and a thousand-year-old village bedecked in contemporary murals, Djerba is a delightfully unorthodox—and much needed—reminder that humans thrown together in splendid isolation can get things right.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
In addition to desert safaris, grand mosques, and mind-boggling futuristic architecture (six of the world’s tallest hotels are here), the UAE offers a truly worldly experience.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
According to Israeli officials, the militant group frequently operates from within residential areas, using homes, schools, mosques and other civilian structures to conceal tunnels, rocket launchers and military infrastructure.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
These sorts of materials have long been held privately among families or in mosques, said Tan Huism, executive director of the Qatar National Library, which opened in 2018.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
In the evening there’s the sound of the mosques or whatever.
—David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
The landslides and flash floods damaged houses, mosques, and rice fields.
—Reuters, 27 Nov. 2024
Atlas Obscura is planning to open doors to wineries, bakeries, and crafts ateliers, and the tours will also visit historical sites, mosques, and churches such as Gergeti Trinity.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Getty Home to Africa’s oldest synagogue, more than 300 mosques, a Catholic church, and a thousand-year-old village bedecked in contemporary murals, Djerba is a delightfully unorthodox—and much needed—reminder that humans thrown together in splendid isolation can get things right.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
In addition to desert safaris, grand mosques, and mind-boggling futuristic architecture (six of the world’s tallest hotels are here), the UAE offers a truly worldly experience.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Mosques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosques. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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