Cities of the Muslim World

[Lookingforlight]

Encouraged by the immense response in the Mosques of the World thread, I am opening a thread on the cities/towns/people of the Islamic world :)

I will regularly edit this post to update on the page number each topic is displayed on. Each city will be displayed in 5 pictures InshaAllah

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Casablanca, Morocco
Damascus, Syria (Nickname- City of Jasmin)
Lahore, Pakistan (Nickname- Garden of the Mughals)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Surabaya, Indonesia

[Lookingforlight]

CASABLANCA, MOROCCO
Population: 2,949,805 (as of 2004)

Sunrise in Casablanca
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/421371779_423951af23_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmurphpix/421371779/)
Sunrise Casablanca Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmurphpix/421371779/) by jmurphpix (http://www.flickr.com/people/jmurphpix/), on Flickr

Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4769476038_79af36bf43_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigo_paz1984/4769476038/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigo_paz1984/4769476038/) by Rodrigo_paz1984 (http://www.flickr.com/people/rodrigo_paz1984/), on Flickr

The city is nicknamed as "The Pearl of North Africa"
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/4136580000_be30a2819e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/uggboy/4136580000/)
Wonderful Casablanca, Morocco, the pearl of North Africa! 2008 and so much more! Enjoy! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/uggboy/4136580000/) by UggBoy♥UggGirl [ PHOTO // WORLD // TRAVEL ] (http://www.flickr.com/people/uggboy/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4136907184_b09c9f1750_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/uggboy/4136907184/)
Casablanca, Morocco has many fans in the world! 2008! Relaxation and Excitement in the Pearl of North Africa! Enjoy! Ask the cat! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/uggboy/4136907184/) by UggBoy♥UggGirl [ PHOTO // WORLD // TRAVEL ] (http://www.flickr.com/people/uggboy/), on Flickr

A view of the city
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/5858357536_29e54e7ee4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/julienguyard/5858357536/)
CASABLANCA BY NIGHT (http://www.flickr.com/photos/julienguyard/5858357536/) by LeJul' (http://www.flickr.com/people/julienguyard/), on Flickr

[Lookingforlight]

Damascus, Syria
Population estimate: 1,711,000 (as of 2009)
Nickname: City of Jasmin

Damascus Old Town
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3495526168_29438e5362_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bentaher/3495526168/)
Damascus Old Town ! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bentaher/3495526168/) by BenTaher (http://www.flickr.com/people/bentaher/), on Flickr

View of Damascus
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5275973567_dbc23d711b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/prespect/5275973567/)
Damascus Panoramic View (http://www.flickr.com/photos/prespect/5275973567/) by Abdulhameed Shamandour (http://www.flickr.com/people/prespect/), on Flickr

Damascus at night- the green lights are minarets
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/4102658615_5ccec43ff4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/modestmaoist/4102658615/)
Damascus by Night - seen from Qasyoun (http://www.flickr.com/photos/modestmaoist/4102658615/) by Kristian' (http://www.flickr.com/people/modestmaoist/), on Flickr

Umayyad Mosque
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4818651503_3ccd0e4486_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34654941@N02/4818651503/)
.Umayyad Mosque in Damascus - Syrian Arab Republic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34654941@N02/4818651503/) by علي الحسين (http://www.flickr.com/people/34654941@N02/), on Flickr

Downtown Damascus
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3001/2359189151_76b8c4dc45_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69914843@N00/2359189151/)
Downtown Damascus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69914843@N00/2359189151/) by Travelin' Light (http://www.flickr.com/people/69914843@N00/), on Flickr

[esperanza]

Encouraged by the immense response in the Mosques of the World thread, I am opening a thread on the cities/towns/people of the Islamic world :)

I will regularly edit this post to update on the page number each topic is displayed on. Each city will be displayed in 5 pictures InshaAllah

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Casablanca, Morocco
Damascus, Syria
Lahore, Pakistan

thank you great pictures,,,,, iwent once to damascus..hope to visit morocco one day too inshalla

[Lookingforlight]

Lahore, Pakistan
Population estimate: 10 million (as of 2009)
Nickname: The Garden of the Mughals

Badshahi Masjid
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1216/971387219_294d155ab2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naeemrashid/971387219/)
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naeemrashid/971387219/) by Naeem Rashid (http://www.flickr.com/people/naeemrashid/), on Flickr

Sweets for sale in Lahore
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/3042330105_4292f16375_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ishtiaqahmed/3042330105/)
Malik Sweet House (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ishtiaqahmed/3042330105/) by !shtiaQ Ahmed (http://www.flickr.com/people/ishtiaqahmed/), on Flickr

Lahore Fort
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5940384768_b90d3d239e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsaeed/5940384768/)
Mughal's Frame.. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atifsaeed/5940384768/) by M Atif Saeed (http://www.flickr.com/people/atifsaeed/), on Flickr

The sprawling city of Lahore
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/4022207518_26d575a65c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jzakariya/4022207518/)
The sprawling city of Lahore behind its iconic buildings (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jzakariya/4022207518/) by jzakariya (http://www.flickr.com/people/jzakariya/), on Flickr

Minar-e-Pakistan
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6058/5907746750_868320e9cf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kr_waleed/5907746750/)
Minar-e-Pakistan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kr_waleed/5907746750/) by KR-Waleed (http://www.flickr.com/people/kr_waleed/), on Flickr

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Population: 896,751

Sheikh Zayed Mosque
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5383839101_7704ddbdb5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/boudster/5383839101/)
Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/boudster/5383839101/) by Jim Boud (http://www.flickr.com/people/boudster/), on Flickr

Skyline of Abu Dhabi
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/399710721_251b657262_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/abadawi/399710721/)
Abu Dhabi Skyline ... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/abadawi/399710721/) by abadawi (http://www.flickr.com/people/abadawi/), on Flickr

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/384933941_9fd431b54e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34304931@N00/384933941/)
Abu Dhabi Corniche HDRjpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34304931@N00/384933941/) by hunflickr (http://www.flickr.com/people/34304931@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4929711727_84dbb0a0e8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragglehunter/4929711727/)
Abu Dhabi Marina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragglehunter/4929711727/) by fragglehunter aka Sleepy G (http://www.flickr.com/people/fragglehunter/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5243/5251505968_b56d8a24c6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/swissrunner/5251505968/)
Yas Hotel Marina Circuit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/swissrunner/5251505968/) by Swissrock (http://www.flickr.com/people/swissrunner/), on Flickr

[Lookingforlight]

Surabaya, Indonesia
Population: 2,765,908
Popularly known as "City of Heroes"

Skyline of Surabaya
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6123/6021855272_f8f65b7bf7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54055113@N04/6021855272/)
Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54055113@N04/6021855272/) by Detta Priyandika (http://www.flickr.com/people/54055113@N04/), on Flickr

Masjid Cheng Hoo
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4652399668_5acdb3e8a0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/handilaksono/4652399668/)
Cheng Hoo Mosque (http://www.flickr.com/photos/handilaksono/4652399668/) by Handi Laksono (http://www.flickr.com/people/handilaksono/), on Flickr

Central Business District
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6124/6021349247_32fd410253_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54055113@N04/6021349247/)
Surabaya CBD (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54055113@N04/6021349247/) by Detta Priyandika (http://www.flickr.com/people/54055113@N04/), on Flickr

Suramadu Bridge- the longest in Indonesia
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5033052965_ab74381b73_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/diptanandana/5033052965/)
Suramadu Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/diptanandana/5033052965/) by diptanandana (http://www.flickr.com/people/diptanandana/), on Flickr

Kenjeran Beach
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/6041864606_74d65ef876_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/handilaksono/6041864606/)
Reflection (http://www.flickr.com/photos/handilaksono/6041864606/) by Handi Laksono (http://www.flickr.com/people/handilaksono/), on Flickr

[alf2]

Pakistan! Pakistan! I am such a big fan of Pakistan :D

Sheikh Zayed Mosque lit up like that makes it look like it came from a fairytale. So beautifully colored and on the water :)
Also, I must visit Masjid Cheng Hoo insha'Allah! It looks amazing!

[queenislam]

:salam2:

:ma:

:SMILY252::allahuakbar::SMILY252:

:jazaak:
Thank you
For your beautiful effort.

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To
All My Family In Islam.

Take Care!
~Wassalam :)