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Event religious Middle East

Al-Khamis Mosque

692 CE

One of the oldest mosques in the Gulf region, its twin minarets in Bahrain mark over 1,300 years of continuous Islamic…

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Mosque in Khamis, Manama, Bahrain

Khamis Mosque on Wikipedia.

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Landmark · Middle East

Al-Khamis Mosque

692 CE – still standing

One of the oldest mosques in the Gulf region, its twin minarets in Bahrain mark over 1,300 years of continuous Islamic worship

Standing in 692 CE

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Khamis Mosque Mohamed Toorani · CC BY-SA 4.0