These mosques, despite being open to tourists, are not mere tourist attractions ... Respect is paramount. In the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, tripods are strictly forbidden. There is the general ...

Since the early 1600s, the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul.

Recent travelers described their time at this mosque as "amazing" and "peaceful," adding that it is just as stunning as the Blue Mosque and ... rub elbows with lots of tourists while visiting.

If you are wondering about the best places to visit in Afghanistan as a tourist, look no further ... is most famous for the Blue Mosque, the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, which is intricately and ...

Turkey on Monday started charging foreign tourists a hefty fee to visit Istanbul's famed sixth-century monument Hagia Sophia, which was controversially converted into a mosque in 2020. The new fee ...

Hong Kong's 20th weekend of protests saw the city's largest mosque sprayed with blue dye from water cannons, fuelling tensions in the area. Kowloon Mosque and Chungking Mansions had been on ...