Transcript Cultural Landmarks of the Middle East and North Africa

Cultural Landmarks of the
Middle East and North Africa
Friday, February 28, 2014
Mr. Broughman
• Mosque
• Throughout the Middle East
• Islamic house of worship; Islam = most
common religion
• Church of the Holy Sepulcher
• Jerusalem, Israel
• Holy site for Christians; potential site of
crucifixion
• Hagia Sophia
• Istanbul, Turkey
• From the ancient empire of Byzantium;
former mosque
• Bazaars OR Suqs
• Throughout Middle East
• Traditional marketplaces for foods and other
goods
• Western Wall
• Jerusalem, Israel
• Holiest site in Judaism; sits upon the Temple
Mount
• Dome of the Rock
• Jerusalem, Israel
• Holy site in Judaism and Islam; place where
Mohammed rose to heaven
• The Kaaba
• Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Holiest site in Islam; Muslims must pray
towards it
• Pyramids of Giza
• Outside of Cairo, Egypt
• Nearly 5,000 years old; burial place of ancient
Egyptian pharaohs