Continuing on with the thread from my last post, I thought that I'd post a photo of what may be the most beautiful mosque in Libya. The mosque of Murad Agha was built in what is called the Al-Andalus style with a square minaret, it is an easy day trip from Tripoli. Just find the shared taxis going to Tajura and jump out when you see the mosque. When I was there it was closed, but someone quickly found the man with the key and let me wander around inside. Inside there really isn't much to see, but it is curious that most of the pillars had been taken from nearby Leptis Magna.
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- Troy Nahumko is an award-winning author based in Caceres, Spain. His recent work focuses on travels around the Mediterranean, from Tangier to Istanbul. As a writer and photographer he has contributed to newspapers and media such as Lonely Planet, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Couterpunch,The Irish World, The Straits Times, The Calgary Herald, Khaleej Times, DW-World, Rabble and El Pais. He also writes a bi-weekly op-ed column 'Camino a Ítaca' for the Spanish newspaper HOY. His book, Stories Left in Stone, Trails and Traces in Cáceres, Spain is published by the University of Alberta Press. As an ESL materials writer he has worked with publishers such as Macmillan and CUP.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Friday Foto 4
Continuing on with the thread from my last post, I thought that I'd post a photo of what may be the most beautiful mosque in Libya. The mosque of Murad Agha was built in what is called the Al-Andalus style with a square minaret, it is an easy day trip from Tripoli. Just find the shared taxis going to Tajura and jump out when you see the mosque. When I was there it was closed, but someone quickly found the man with the key and let me wander around inside. Inside there really isn't much to see, but it is curious that most of the pillars had been taken from nearby Leptis Magna.
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