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Walk this pathway
6steps · 30min · newcomer · student
The sanctuaries
Mecca's Kaaba and Medina's Mosque.
Jerusalem
First qibla, third sanctuary.
Capitals
Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo.
The West
Cordoba's light, Fez's learning, Granada's Alhambra.
The South
Timbuktu: capital of gold and manuscripts.
The North
Constantinople to Istanbul: the last caliphal capital.
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Do first:: Islam in Thirty Minutes
Overview
A path through the cities of civilization: the two sanctuaries and Jerusalem, then the capitals of the caliphate, then Cordoba, Fez and Timbuktu, then Istanbul.
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “Cities of Islam”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-cities/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.