The Arabian Peninsula and Arab world in photos

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Saudi Villages

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Saudi Villages

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More Villages

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Mosques in Saudi Arabia (Excluding the Holy Mosques)

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Medina

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Saudi Arabia:

 

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Morocco:

Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, Morocco - Maroc. by Olivier SIMARD, sur Flickr

MOROCCO – Dadès valley by Laurens Prins, sur Flickr


Golden Hour by Jamie McCaffrey, sur Flickr

 

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Algeria:

Marsa Ben Mhidi (Port Say) by nomad heart, on Flickr


All right reserved by nomad heart, on Flickr


collo city mai 2014 by Mohamed lamine feligha, on Flickr


collo city - مدينة القل by Mohamed lamine feligha, on Flickr


Pont Sidi Rached by Skander BENMOHAMMED, on Flickr


Mosquée El Amir Abdelkader 20 by Skander BENMOHAMMED, on Flickr


Mosquée El Amir Abdelkader by Skander BENMOHAMMED, on Flickr

 

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I have not posted many photos from the UAE so will post some more.

UAE:

Grand Mosque of Sheikh Zayed by Sasuhai, on Flickr

A walk to reflect... by Charlie_Joe, on Flickr

mosque by totomai, on Flickr

mosque by totomai, on Flickr

117 Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque by bobnienhuis, on Flickr

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. by stevenawm, on Flickr

Perpective Distortion by D. R. HILL, on Flickr

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. by stevenawm, on Flickr

One of the most beautiful, over the top mosques in the world.

See this documentary:

 

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One of the most beautiful, over the top mosques in the world.

See this documentary:

Indeed. Something truly unique. I wish that KSA could built more of such treasures although one could argue that it would be a waste of money but people were probably saying the same thing about the dozens upon dozens of current World UNESCO Heritage Sites in the Arab world when they were built initially centuries or even millenniums ago. From the Pyramids to Mada'in Saleh, Petra, Babylon etc.

If I had to choose and a similar mosque would be built in KSA I would love to see one built next to the coastline (either the tropical Red Sea or Gulf) or another Alhambra somewhere in the mountains of Hijaz or the Southwest.

Algeria:

Morocco:

Yemen:

Fertile wadi by ddokosic, on Flickr

yemen by Retlaw Snellac, on Flickr

landscape of beautiful Yemen by Life Spirit, on Flickr

Yemen Felletti 33_00 by alfredo_felletti, on Flickr

Off-topic:
I really would have preferred that we had not bombed Yemen at all to begin with. Screw the Houthi cult really for forcing us to do so. Well, our Arabian heritage can thankfully always be rebuilt.

 

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If I had to choose and a similar mosque would be built in KSA I would love to see one built next to the coastline (either the tropical Red Sea or Gulf) or another Alhambra somewhere in the mountains of Hijaz or the Southwest.

I would really like to see Moroccan style Mosques, IMO they are the most beautiful mosques in the world.

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I wish that KSA could built more of such treasures although one could argue that it would be a waste of money but people were probably saying the same thing about the dozens upon dozens of current World UNESCO Heritage Sites in the Arab world when they were built initially centuries or even millenniums ago. From the Pyramids to Mada'in Saleh, Petra, Babylon etc.

I think it's not in our culture to build really beautiful and extravagant, highly detailed mosques, Which I think is both good and bad.

Good because it shows the Islamic trait of modesty and allows more Mosques to be built with the price of one expensive one.

Bad because in city planning, the most beautiful, noteworthy, and attention grabbing structures, will usually represent the things that matter the most to that specific community.

 

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That's the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca which opened in 1993. A marvel.

Yes, I am a big fan of Moroccan Arab architecture as well. It's basically Moorish architecture. Plenty of such architecture in Al-Andalus (Spain and Portugal) too and Eastern Algeria.

It's my favorite architecture along with Arabian (Yemeni, Hijazi, Omani) and Levantine architecture.

A tiny sample of some Arabian mosques.

mosque minaret of Tarim, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr

Seiyun, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr

yemen-old sana'a city-اليمن-صنعاء by anthony pappone photographer, on Flickr

مسجد قباء by abofatma, on Flickr

Nizwa fort and mosque - Oman by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

 

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Yemen:

Socotra Archipelago, the "Galapagos Islands of the East".

Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) by Morten Ross, on Flickr


Homhil Plateau & Arabian Sea by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr


Socotra old sea port by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr


Haggier Montains by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr


2015-03-11 15.40.29-1 by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr


Ile de Socotra_Février 2015_Dragonniers et adéniums_Dixham. by Pipaillon, on Flickr


Wadi Dirhor by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr


Firmhin Plateau by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr

 

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Yemen:

Socotra Archipelago, the "Galapagos Islands of the East".


Homhil Plateau by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr


Rosh Beach by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr


Rosh by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr


Rosh by Valerian Guillot, on Flickr


Socotra Island by Yuliya Draganova, on Flickr


Haghier mountains, Socotra by Ondrej V., on Flickr


Socotra Island by Yuliya Draganova, on Flickr


Evening light over Socotra by Morten Ross, on Flickr

@Full Moon give this excellent thread a look brother.