WHAT AND WHERE (FAMOUS PLACES AND MONUMENTS OF THE WORLD) (One-Liner)

  • The Blue Mosque or the Mosque of Sultan is situated near Saint Sophia, in Istanbul, Turkey. It has six minarets.
  • Shah Jahan Mosque is situated in Thatta, Sindh (Pakistan). It was built by Shah Jahan (5 th Mughal Emperor).
  • Jamia Masjid Delhi in India built by Shah Jahan. It is commonly known as the Jamia Masjid Devnagri.
  • Najaf-e-Ashraf is a sacred place to Muslims located in Iraq. A burial place of Hazrat Imam Ali (R.A), the 4 th Caliph of Islam.
  • Badshahi Mosque is located in Lahore, Pakistan. It was built by Aurangzeb (6 th Mughal Emperor) in 1673.
  • Shah Faisal Mosque is located in Islamabad. It is also known as ‘Islamabad Mosque’. It was named after King Faisal. A Turkish Architect “Vedat Dalokay” designed it.
  • Mashhad in Iran is a sacred place to Muslims. A city in Iran famous for the shrine of Hazrat Imam Raza (R.A).
  • “Qubaa Mosque” was the first Mosque of Islam, located in Medina.
  • Mount Fuji is located in Japan, sacred place to Buddhists and Shinotos.
  • Masjid al-Qiblatayn is located in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The place where, after the Islamic Prophet Muhammad received the command to change the Qiblah from Jerusalem (Bait-al-Maqdas) to Mecca, the entire congregation led by a companion changed direction in prayer.

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