The doors, minbar and windows are made of joined and finely carved teak, citronia and walnut. The minbar is meters high, capped by a dome, and ha

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The doors, minbar and windows are made of joined and finely carved teak, citronia and walnut. The minbar is meters high, capped by a dome, and has verses of Quran written at the top in French gold. The mihrab of the mosque, located in the Qibla wall, stands at the base of the mosque's minaret. It is flanked by two columns of Egyptian granite measuring three meters in height. At the end of each column, the name of Mohamed is written in the Kufic style of Arabic writing. The main rule in Islam, There is no god except Allah and Mohamed is the prophet of Allah, is written twice, also flanking the mihrab Taken @Alexandria, Egypt

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Photo credit: © Tjetjep Rustandi / Alamy / Afripics
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