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Portrait of an Uzbek woman with gold teeth in the main food market, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

The 65 metre tall Minaret of Jam, built by Sultan Ghiyat Ud-Din Muhammad ben San, in around 1190, with Kufic script and verses of the Koran on the exterior, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Djenne, Niger Inland Delta, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Detail of Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis, Samarkand, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Man standing outside the Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Djenne, Niger Inland Delta, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Famous white pigeons at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, founded by the Seljuks in the 12th century, Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia

The Monday market in front of the Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Djenne, Niger Inland Delta, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Dome of the Rock, Haram ash-Sharif (Temple Mount), Old Walled City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Western (Wailing) Wall, Dome of the Rock, Haram ash-Sharif (Temple Mount), Old Walled City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

Tilla Kari madrasa, Registan Square, Samarkand, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Dome of the Rock, Haram ash-Sharif (Temple Mount), back alley of Old Walled City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

One of two early 12th century minarets built by Sultan Mas'ud 111 and Bahram Shah, that served as models for the Minaret of Jam, decorated with square Kufic and Noshki script, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia

Two early 12th century minarets built by Sultan Mas'ud 111 and Bahram Shah that served as models for the Minaret of Jam, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia

Aerial view over the Temple of Luxor and the Abu el-Haggag Mosque, an Islamic building inside an ancient Egyptian temple beside the River Nile, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ghorid (12th century) ruins, believed to be a Mausoleum or Madrassa, Chist-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia

Four of the six remaining minarets marking the corners of the long gone Madrassa built by the last Timurid ruler Sultan Husain Baiquara, within the Mousallah Complex of Gaur Shad's mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

The 65 metre tall Minaret of Jam, built by Sultan Ghiyat Ud-Din Muhammad ben San, in around 1190, with Kufic script and verses of the Koran on the exterior, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor Province, Afghanistan, Asia

The minaret of Bahram Shah, one of two minarets built by Sultan Mas'ud III and Bahram Shah with square Kufic and Noshki script, that served as models for the minaret of Jam, and believed to have originally been part of mosques, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia

The minaret of Sultan Mas'ud III, one of two minarets built by Sultan Mas'ud III and Bahram Shah with square Kufic and Noshki script, that served as models for the minaret of Jam, and believed to have originally been part of mosques, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia

Tourists at the Dome of the Rock, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Tourists at the Dome of the Rock, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Muslim women and child at the Dome of the Rock, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Close-up of the tiled facade of the Dome of the Rock, Old City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Detail of the 12th century Minaret of Jam at dawn, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Detail of decoration on minaret including Kufic inscription in turquoise glazed tiles, 12th century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Detail of decoration on minaret including Kufic inscription in turquoise glazed tiles, 12th century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Detail of decoration on minaret dating from 12th century, including Kufic inscription in turquoise glazed tiles, Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Detail of the 12th century Minaret of Jam, including Kufic inscription in turquoise glazed tiles, Quasr Zarafshan in background, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Ulugbek Madrasah, dating from 1420, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, C.I.S., Central Asia, Asia

The 12th century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia

The 65 metre tall 12th century Minaret of Jam at dawn, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Dome of the Rock, Haram ash-Sharif (Temple Mount), Old Walled City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East