The MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index 2015 ranks the top destinations byassessing a location’s suitability as a holiday destination, its Muslim friendly services and its halal awareness.
Updated: October 05, 2015, 12:00 AM
Top 10 most popular destinations for Muslim travellers – in pictures
9th: Singapore. The skyline in the central business district. Edgar Su / Reuters
8th: Jordan. Tourists stand in front of the rock-hewn Al Khazneh, Arabic for the Treasury, in the ancient city of Petra. Mohammad Hannon / AP Photo
7th: Oman. Visitors take pictures during their visit to Mughsail Beach in Salalah. Randolph Caguintuan / Reuters
6th: Indonesia. Women shop for Muslim dress in Pasar Pagi Mangga Dua wholesale centre in Jakarta. Enny Nuraheni / Reuters
5th: Qatar. People walk past a stand displaying scarfs bearing portraits of former emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (bottom) and his son Sheikh Tamim (top). AFP
A tourist visits the Abu Lawha, the largest Nabataean tomb at the desert archaeological site of Madain Saleh, in Al Ula city, 648 miles northwest of the Riyadh. AP Photo
3rd: UAE. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Delores Johnson / The National
2nd: Turkey. A mosque’s minarets and a high-rise building dominate the skyline in Istanbul. Lefteris Pitarakis / AP Photo
1st: Malaysia. A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past Malaysia’s landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. Mark Baker / AP Photo