Ramadan 2022: striking images of mosques from space - in pictures

  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi shot last year by KhalifaSat, UAE's first indigenously developed satellite. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi shot last year by KhalifaSat, UAE's first indigenously developed satellite. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
  • The Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, captured from the International Space Station by Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati astronaut in space, in 2019. Photo: Hazza Al Mansouri
    The Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, captured from the International Space Station by Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati astronaut in space, in 2019. Photo: Hazza Al Mansouri
  • A stunning image of Sharjah’s largest mosque captured by KhalifaSat. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
    A stunning image of Sharjah’s largest mosque captured by KhalifaSat. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
  • The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, which is the sixth largest globally, as seen from space. Photo: Nasa's Earth Observatory
    The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, which is the sixth largest globally, as seen from space. Photo: Nasa's Earth Observatory
  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi attracts more than 40,000 worshippers during Eid prayers. Photo: Maxar / Space Imaging Middle East
    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi attracts more than 40,000 worshippers during Eid prayers. Photo: Maxar / Space Imaging Middle East
  • The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, as seen from space. Photo: Nasa
    The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, as seen from space. Photo: Nasa
  • The Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, captured by KhalifaSat. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
    The Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, captured by KhalifaSat. Photo: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre