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Islam
Islamic sacred sites include mosques, Sufi shrines, sacred cities, tombs, learning centers, and pilgrimage landscapes shaped by prayer, memory, and community.
73 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country and site-type filters to narrow in.
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Islam sacred sites overview
Islam sacred sites connect places through shared lineage, ritual use, memory, and pilgrimage practice across the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this page to compare country clusters, common place types, UNESCO-tagged landmarks, and the map distribution before exploring individual site pages.
| Coverage | 73 Islam sacred places in the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 7 UNESCO-tagged Islam sites appear in this browse view. |
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Showing 49-73 of 73 sites in this tradition guide
Mount Tomorri, Albania
Ujanik, Southern Albania, Albania
Mount Tomorri rises 2,416 metres above southern Albania, visible from Berat and the Osum River valley....
Mount Wollumbin
Tweed Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia
Mount Tomorri rises 2,416 metres above southern Albania, visible from Berat and the Osum River valley....
Mt. Kawi, Java
Batu, East Java, Indonesia
On the southern slope of Mount Kawi in East Java lies the Pesarean Gunung Kawi, a pilgrimage complex grown up since 1871 around the tombs of two revered nineteenth-century...
Nagore Dargah
Nagore, Tamil Nadu, India
Rising from the Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu, Nagore Dargah holds the tomb of Shahul Hamid, a 16th-century Sufi saint whose blessings have drawn Hindus and Muslims alike...
Old Town of Ghadames, Libya
Ghadames, Nalut, Libya
Rising from the Sahara at the confluence of three ancient trade routes, the Old Town of Ghadames has sheltered travelers, merchants, and pilgrims for over two millennia....
Ornamented Mosque
Travnik, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the heart of Travnik's old trading quarter, the Ornamented Mosque has gathered nearly five centuries of prayer beneath walls covered in painted gardens....
Pir Khidir Zinda
Siyazan, Siyazan Rayon (District), Azerbaijan
At the foot of Beshbarmag Mountain on Azerbaijan's Caspian coast, Pir Khidir Zinda marks the place where the prophet Khidr is said to have achieved immortality....
Registan square, Samarkand
Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
In the center of Samarkand, three magnificent madrasas frame a square that was once the intellectual heart of Central Asia....
Residence of the 12th Imam Muhammad Almahdi, Sahla Mosque, Najaf
Al Kufa, Al-Najaf Governorate, Iraq
A short walk from the Great Mosque of Kufa stands a serene mosque devoted to hope and waiting....
Seven Saints of Marrakesh
Marrakesh, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Marrakesh is a city built around saints. Seven holy men—scholars, mystics, protectors of the poor—lie buried within its walls....
Shrine of Fatemeh Masumeh, Qom, Iran
Qom, Qom Province, Iran
In the city of Qom, the shrine of Fatima Masumeh holds the tomb of the sister of Imam Reza, a revered woman of the Ahl al-Bayt....
Shrine of Khalid Nabi, Golestan Province, Iran
دهستان تمران, Golestan Province, Iran
On a remote ridge in northeastern Iran's Turkmen Sahra, the shrine of Khaled Nabi draws Yomut Turkmen pilgrims to the tombs of a revered holy man and his son-in-law....
Shrine of Nabi Shuʿayb, near Kfar Zeitim, not far from Tiberias, Israel
Galil Tachton Regional Council, North District, Israel
Rising above the Galilee valleys near the Horns of Hattin, the Shrine of Nabi Shu'ayb marks the purported tomb of the Prophet Shu'ayb, whom the Druze identify with the...
Shrine of Shah Abdul Azim, Tehran, Iran
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
In Shahr-e Rey, south of Tehran, the shrine of Shah Abdol-Azim holds the tomb of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani — a descendant of Imam Hasan and a trusted hadith narrator....
Shrines of Sidi Abed and Abu Madyan, Tlemcen
Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria
Two kilometres from the center of Tlemcen, in the village of Al-Ubbad, a complex of mosque, madrasa, and mausoleum marks the burial place of Abu Madyan Shu'ayb (1116-1198)...
Sulaiman Too sacred mountain
Osh City, Osh City, Kyrgyzstan
Rising abruptly over the city of Osh and the Fergana Valley, Sulaiman-Too is a sacred mountain honeycombed with caves, petroglyphs and shrines....
Sylhet; Shrine of Hazrat Shah Paran
Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
On a low hillock in central Sylhet, the dargah of Hazrat Shah Jalal is the most visited pilgrimage site in Bangladesh and the largest religious compound in the country....
Sylhet; Shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Shahjalal
Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
On a low hillock in central Sylhet, the dargah of Hazrat Shah Jalal is the most visited pilgrimage site in Bangladesh and the largest religious compound in the country....
Taipei Grand Mosque
Taipei, Da’an, Taipei City, Taiwan
The Taipei Grand Mosque is the largest and most significant mosque in Taiwan, serving the island's Muslim community since its inauguration in 1960....
Tekke of Frashër
Frashër, Southern Albania, Albania
In the village of Frashër in southern Albania, a tekke founded in 1781 became the unlikely cradle of a nation's awakening....
The Great Mosque of Kairouan
Kairouan, Kairouan, Tunisia
Founded in 670 CE, only thirty-eight years after the Prophet Muhammad's death, the Great Mosque of Kairouan stands as the oldest mosque in Africa and the template for all...
The tomb of Sheikh Abu Al-Hija, Israel
Misgav Regional Council, North District, Israel
In the Arab village of Kaukab Abu al-Hija in the Lower Galilee, a two-domed shrine marks the purported tomb of Hussam ad-Din Abu al-Hija, a Kurdish general under Saladin....
Tomb of Jafar bin Abi Talib, Mutah, Jordan
Al Mazar, Karak, Jordan
In a dignified mosque-and-shrine complex south of Karak rest three of Islam's earliest martyrs, who fell at the Battle of Mu'tah in 629 CE....
Tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (Yazidi Temple), Lalish
Lalsh, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Lalish is the holiest place of Yazidism, a narrow wooded valley north of Mosul where Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir lies buried and where, in Yazidi cosmology, Tawûsê Melek — the...
Zaouia Tidjania, Tamaxine, Algeria
Tamacine, Touggourt, Algeria
In the Saharan oasis town of Tamacine, one of the largest zaouias of the Tijaniyya Sufi order holds the tomb of Sidi al-Hajj Ali ibn Isa Tamasini (1766-1844) — the...
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Islam sacred-site questions
- What are Islam sacred sites?
- Islam sacred sites are places connected by shared lineage, practice, memory, ritual use, or pilgrimage tradition.
- Where can I find Islam sacred sites?
- The strongest country clusters in this guide include Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, India, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria.
- What kinds of places are included?
- Common place types include mausoleum, mosque, shrine, tekke, city, dargah.
- Can I map Islam sacred sites?
- Yes. Compare country clusters and site types first, then open individual pages for coordinates, historical context, and visitor guidance.