A '''mosque''' is a [[Muslim]] house of worship, analogous to a Christian [[church]] or Jewish [[temple]], and will be found in any Muslim community around the world.
A '''mosque''' is a [[Muslim]] house of worship, analogous to a Christian [[church]] or Jewish [[temple]], and will be found in any Muslim community around the world.
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Almost all mosques include a [[minaret]] from which the [[imam]], or priest, issues calls to worship. All mosques have markers inside them indicating the direction to [[Mecca]], as Muslims pray facing Mecca.
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Almost all mosques include a minaret from which the [[imam]], or priest, issues calls to worship. All mosques have markers inside them indicating the direction to [[Mecca]], as Muslims pray facing Mecca.