• A Palestinian man throws his child in the air following morning prayers marking the first day of Eid al-Adha celebrations, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    A Palestinian man throws his child in the air following morning prayers marking the first day of Eid al-Adha celebrations, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Muslims attend a morning prayer at the industrial wasteland of Parco Dora in Turin on the first day the Eid al-Adha. AFP
    Muslims attend a morning prayer at the industrial wasteland of Parco Dora in Turin on the first day the Eid al-Adha. AFP
  • Palestinian attend prayers in Gaza City. AP Photo
    Palestinian attend prayers in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • Hajj pigrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Makkah. EPA
    Hajj pigrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Makkah. EPA
  • Hajj pigrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Makkah. EPA
    Hajj pigrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Makkah. EPA
  • Palestinian Muslims pray in Gaza City. AP Photo
    Palestinian Muslims pray in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • Muslims perform Eid Al Adha prayers in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Muslims perform Eid Al Adha prayers in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Muslims perform Eid Al Adha prayers in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Muslims perform Eid Al Adha prayers in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Palestinian attend prayers in Gaza City. AP Photo
    Palestinian attend prayers in Gaza City. AP Photo
  • A man squats as he carries a sheep during a competition to mark Eid Al Adha at the Central Mosque in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    A man squats as he carries a sheep during a competition to mark Eid Al Adha at the Central Mosque in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • People pray in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    People pray in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • Artists walk past as a man leads a sheep to slaughter in Almaty. Reuters
    Artists walk past as a man leads a sheep to slaughter in Almaty. Reuters
  • Eid Al Adha prayers outside the Shah-e-Dushamshera mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
    Eid Al Adha prayers outside the Shah-e-Dushamshera mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
  • Men hug each other outside the Shah-e-Dushamshera mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
    Men hug each other outside the Shah-e-Dushamshera mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
  • Kyrgyz people pray during at the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA
    Kyrgyz people pray during at the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA
  • Kyrgyz people pray during at the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA
    Kyrgyz people pray during at the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA
  • A Muslim boy reacts as Filipinos slaughter goats and cows at the Blue Mosque in Taguig City, east of Manila, Philippines. AP Photo
    A Muslim boy reacts as Filipinos slaughter goats and cows at the Blue Mosque in Taguig City, east of Manila, Philippines. AP Photo
  • Prayers in Manila. AP Photo
    Prayers in Manila. AP Photo
  • Eid Al Adha at a public park in Quezon City, Philippines. EPA
    Eid Al Adha at a public park in Quezon City, Philippines. EPA
  • People gather at a bakery in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
    People gather at a bakery in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
  • People gather at a bakery in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
    People gather at a bakery in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo

Eid Al Adha prayers around the world - in pictures


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