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Historical sanctuary
Divrigi Great Mosque and Hospital
A stone-carved mosque and adjoining hospital whose portals and vaults make sacred architecture feel almost sculpted from the mountain itself.
Living sacred site
Great Mosque of Djenné
A monumental earthen mosque whose towers, buttresses, and annual care make sacred architecture feel inseparable from the life of the town around it.
Living sacred site
House of the Virgin Mary
A hillside shrine above Ephesus where Christian pilgrimage, August liturgy, and Muslim reverence still keep a small house alive as a major sacred destination.