Oman - Blogs - Tripatini2024-03-28T12:36:38Zhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/Oman10 of the World´s Most Magnificent Mosqueshttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/mosques-islam-spiritual-travel2024-02-07T07:35:00.000Z2024-02-07T07:35:00.000ZAdnan Ijazhttps://tripatini.com/members/AdnanIjaz<div><p> <br /> <a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12368627852,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12368627852,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12368627852?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tchik/3844699731" target="_blank">Hossam all line</a></em></span></p>
<p><br /> The world´s second largest religion, <strong>Islam</strong>, is practiced by an estimated 1.8 billion people on every continent, and an estimated 3.6 million mosques worldwide, ranging from the humble, workaday and even primitve to the spectacular indeed. Countries with the most mosques include (believe it or not) <strong>Bangladesh</strong>, <strong>Egypt</strong>, <strong>India</strong>, <strong>Indonesia</strong>, <strong>Iran</strong>, <strong>Morocco</strong>, <strong>Pakistan</strong>, <strong>Saudi Arabia</strong> (which is after all the religion´s birthplace), <strong>Turkey</strong>, and <strong>Yemen</strong>. Known in Arabic as a <strong><em>masjid</em></strong>, this is where Muslims gather to pray the <em>salah</em>, and the world´s most beautiful are more than temples but rise to the level of architectural marvels appreciated by people of all faiths and even no faith. And here we offer our top ten, a mix of old and new:</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Al-Haram - Makkah, Saudi Arabia</strong></span></p>
<p>Probably the world´s most famous mosque (top) - also known as the <strong>Sacred Mosque</strong> and the <strong>Great Mosque of Mecca</strong> - is mentioned in the Quran as the first building ever built to worship Allah, started in the 7th century during the lifetime of the <strong>Prophet Muhammed</strong>. Attracting millions of Muslims every year to perform their Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages - including circling the cubelike black-stone building in its centre, called the <strong>Kaaba</strong> - the <strong>Masjid al-Haram</strong> is also the world's largest mosque complex (fully 35.6 hectares/88 acres in size) and can hold a staggering 2.5 million.</p>
<p><br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12374604700,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12374604700,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12374604700?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sheikh_Zayed_Mosque_view.jpg" target="_blank">Wikiemirati</a></em></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;">Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates</span><br /> </strong></p>
<p>From ancient to recent (inaugurated in 1997), the UAE's largest mosque (12ha/30 ac., with room for more than 40,000 worshippers) is also without a doubt one of the most beautiful in the world. Named after the Emirates' founder, it has 82 white domes, and its interior features gorgeous hand-knotted carpets; numerous chandeliers covered in Swarovski crystals; 1096 columns made out of amethyst and jasper; and a pool that reflects those columns beautfully, especially at night. <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12374606093,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12374606093,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12374606093?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/fountain-in-front-of-brown-concrete-building-under-cloudy-sky-during-daytime-m9dyJ42RiqE" target="_blank">Zen zeee<br /> </a></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Hagia Sophia - Istanbul, Turkey</strong></span></p>
<p>Its current iteration, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was built in 537 as the cathedral of Constantinople under the Byzantine emperor <strong>Justinian I</strong>, <strong>Hagia Sophia</strong> (Greek for "Holy Wisdom") was turned into a mosque by the Ottomans when they conquered the city 1453 and remained one until 1935, when it became a museum. The vast interior can hold up to 4,000 and among other elements features 107 massive columns; huge wooden roundels with Arabic calligraphy, added during a 19th-century renovation, as well as gorgeous Byzantine Christian mosaics, which were obviously allowed to remain. </p>
<p><br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12374606885,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12374606885,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12374606885?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wazir_Khan_Mosque_by_Moiz.jpg" target="_blank">Moiz Ismaili</a></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Wazir Khan - Lahore, Pakistan</strong></span></p>
<p>Located in the historic core of <strong>Pakistan</strong>'s second-largest city and named for the grand vizier of the <strong>Mughal Empire</strong> who commissioned it, Wazi Khan was built during the 17th-century reign of Emperor <strong>Shah Jahan</strong> (who was also responsible for <strong>India</strong>'s <strong>Taj Mahal</strong>) and is famed for its intricate tilework and elaborate frescoes. </p>
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<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12373209257,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12373209257,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12373209257?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nasir_Al_Molk_Mosque_HDR_Shot.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;">VahiD ST66</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong><br /> Nasir-al-Mulk - Shiraz, Iran</strong></span></p>
<p>Also known as the <strong>Pink Mosque</strong> because of all the exterior tiles of that color - set off by a beautiful rectangular pool surrounded by flowering plants - this one of the loveliest examples of Islamic architecture in the world because of its stunning stained glass and the interplay of light and colors they create. It was commissioned by Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir, a prominent local aristocrat of the then ruling <strong>Qajar</strong> dynasty, and completed in 1888.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12374609886,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12374609886,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12374609886?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><a href="https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3337991/free-photo-image-architectural-building-turkey-mosque-blue-architecture" target="_blank">rawpixel</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong><br /> Sultan Ahmed - Istanbul, Turkey</strong></span></p>
<p>This city's other best known mosque, popularly known as the <strong>Blue Mosque</strong> because of the more than 21,000 blue-and-white Iznik tiles used inside, was completed in 1617 right across from Hagia Sophia. Some people think that this imposing edifice, with its six tall, fluted minarets and five domes, was the last great mosque built during the classical period.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12374620073,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12374620073,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12374620073?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rijeka_Mosque_3.JPG" target="_blank">Dans</a></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Islamic Centre - Rijeka, Croatia</strong></span></p>
<p>The newest on this list was completed in 2013 (with support from the sultanate of Qatar) as a striking, four/storey mix of modern architecture and traditional Islamic design elements - the first mosque built on the Adriatic since the time of the Ottomans, centuries ago. Designed by the noted Serbo-Croatian sculptor <a href="https://divisare.com/projects/395375-dusan-dzamonja-palagani-rahul-the-islamic-center-of-rijeka" target="_blank"><strong>Dušan Džamonja</strong></a>, it's made up of five reinforced concrete domes with a curving steel minaret standing next to them. </p>
<p><br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12374620097,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12374620097,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12374620097?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jama_Masjid_-_In_the_Noon.jpg" target="_blank">Bikashrd</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Jama Masjid - New Delhi, India</strong></span></p>
<p>Inaugurated in 1656 during the rule of the aforementioned Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, this is India's largest mosque. It's made of red sandstone and white marble and can hold up to 25,000 people. has three domes, two minarets, and three gates.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12374596299,RESIZE_1200x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12374596299,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12374596299?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Umayyad_Mosque_night.jpg" target="_blank">alazaat</a></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Umayyad - Damascus, Syria</strong></span></p>
<p>Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, was finished in 715, it's one of the world's largest and oldest, finished in 715 and named for the Ummayad Caliphate during which it was built. Also considered the fourth holiest site in the Islamic world (after the mosques of Makka, Medina, and Jerusalem), it has three high domes; three minarets; a large courtyard with several domed pavillions; and an interior adorned with marble paneling, ornate grilles, and elaborate mosaics. One interesting note: there´s also a shrine to St. John the Baptist, whose decapitated head was supposedly discovered in a cave chapel here during construction.</p>
<p><br /> <span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12374601257,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12374601257,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="12374601257?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/t_gregorius/19850797135" target="_blank">Thierry Gregorius</a></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque - Muscat, Oman</strong></span></p>
<p>With space for 20,000, Oman´s tallest edifice is a whitewashed sandstone affair which was inaugurated in 2001 to mark <strong>Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said</strong>´s 30th year as ruler of Oman. bright mosaics and intricate crystal work. Its five minarets represent the five pillars of Islam, and two of the most notable features of the interior are the enormous prayer carpet, the world´s second largest, in 29 hues and designs incorporating classican Persian motifs, and the world´s second largest chandelier, 90 metres (300 feet) high. <br /> </p>
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<p> </p></div>The Sultanate of Omanhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/the-sultanate-of-oman2022-07-27T18:52:25.000Z2022-07-27T18:52:25.000Zarabscountrieshttps://tripatini.com/members/arabscountries<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10674046288?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><div><div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span style="font-size:12pt;">The Sultanate of #Oman</span></div></div><div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span style="font-size:12pt;">The Sultanate of Oman is one of the most amazing Arab cities due to its nature. 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Best price Guarantee.</span></em></p></div>An Introduction to Muscat, Capital of Omanhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/muscat-oman2019-02-07T07:02:15.000Z2019-02-07T07:02:15.000ZTours Omanhttps://tripatini.com/members/ToursOman<div><p><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9009342060,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9009342060,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9009342060?profile=original" width="750" /></a><a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/muttrah-corniche-muscat-oman-gm936440920-256187055" target="_blank">Lukas Bischoff</a></em></span><strong><br /> </strong></p>
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<p><br /> After arriving on a <strong>Turkish Airlines</strong> flight from <strong>Istanbul</strong>, as we drove in from the airport to Muscat's Mutrah district to begin our <a href="http://toursoman.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Oman</strong> tour</a>, it struck us that this city of 1.7 million was everything we'd expected as the capital of a wealthy Gulf sultanate in the 21st century - modern highways in perfect condition, lavish buildings, decorative lighting - in addition to the streetlights from the road which give way to the old houses with a European flair (Oman was occupied by the Portuguese, from the 15th to the mid-16th century), giving way to narrow streets and the inevitable souk. Not to mention museums, shopping centers, and luxury beach resorts.</p>
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<p><br /> <a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9009341889,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9009341889,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9009341889?profile=original" width="750" /></a><a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/group-of-omani-boys-in-traditional-clothes-with-dishdasha-and-kuma-at-nizwa-market-gm1096864838-294518798" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em>Angelo D'Amico</em></span></a><br /> <br /> <br /> The first "thing" to see are the Omani themselves and especially their clothes. Despite the ostentatious buildings and expensive cars, many males still go around attired in traditional white <em>dishdashas</em> (you'll also see them in pastels, but white is the default), long, wide robes accompanied by <em>lihaf</em> headgear (if you wonder what they wear underneath, it's a kind of pareo skirt). When they sit, years of practice allows them to gather up their <em>dishdashas</em> and them over the pareos with an almost automatic movement that does not cease to surprise - and also keeps everything nicely concealed.</p>
<p><br /> <br /> <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Al_Alam_Palace-_Muscat.jpg/800px-Al_Alam_Palace-_Muscat.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Al_Alam_Palace-_Muscat.jpg/800px-Al_Alam_Palace-_Muscat.jpg?profile=RESIZE_930x" alt="800px-Al_Alam_Palace-_Muscat.jpg?profile=RESIZE_930x" width="750" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Al_Alam_Palace-_Muscat.jpg" target="_blank">M.Mutta</a></em></span><strong> <br /> </strong></p>
<p><br /> <br /> The best option for visiting city, is to sign onto a <a href="http://toursoman.com/category/oman-day-tours/muscat-day-tours/" target="_blank">Muscat tour,</a> either arranged beforehand, at the airport, or at your hotel. And one of the city's top sights is the Al Alam Palace (above), the ceremonial residence (and one of six palaces) of the <strong>Sultan Qaboos</strong>, who has reigned since 1970 (this is an absolute monarchy, with a subordinate parliament). More than 200 years old and rebuilt in 1972, it is however not open to the public; you can only admire its facade from outside the fence, adorned with the shield of the sultanate. <br /> <br /> <br /> <em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9009343098,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9009343098,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9009343098?profile=original" width="750" /></a><a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/omani-souq-gm502701224-82075503" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;">Janabi</span></a></em><br /> <br /> <br /> Another highlight is the <strong>Mutrah Souk</strong>. Located on the busy street <strong>Murtrah Cornice</strong>, this traditional-style labyrinth is thought to be among the world's oldest covered markets, and is now housed under a modern timber roof. Wander, and even get lost - that's part of the fun! The products here are myriad and fascinating - and if you've ever wan<br /><br />Beyond that, other musts include the <strong>Grand Mosque</strong>; the <strong>Nakhal</strong>, <strong>Bahla</strong>, and <strong>Rustaq</strong> forts; the <strong>Jabreen Castle</strong>; the ruins of <strong>Al Baleed</strong> and <strong>Sumhuram</strong>; and museums such as <strong>Qasrah</strong> and <strong>Bait Al Zubair</strong>, showcasing Omani heritage. No shortage of fascinating places and activities to lend excitement and fascination to your visit to Muscat!</p>
<p><br /> All in all, a mix of the traditional and modern that will truly enchant you!<br /> <br /> <br /> </p>
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