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Makkah
A city of devotion, gathered around the Kaaba and the extraordinary scale of Al-Masjid al-Haram.
Sacred citySaudipics.com · CC BY-SA 4.0 · CroppedTravel notes
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Notes on eight places across Bangladesh, the Maldives and Saudi Arabia.
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Most recent journeySaudi Arabia / Sacred city
Makkah
A city of devotion, gathered around the Kaaba and the extraordinary scale of Al-Masjid al-Haram.
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Where I’ve travelled.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi ArabiaMost recent journey
Madinah
The courtyards of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, a historic city, and space for quiet attention.
Sacred cityTevfik Teker · CC BY 3.0 · Cropped
MaldivesEarlier journey
Maafushi
Turquoise water, an inhabited island, and the everyday shoreline of the Maldives.
Island & oceanAhmed Saffu saffu · CC0 · Cropped.jpg){kind=link}
BangladeshAcross Bangladesh
Cox’s Bazar
A long sandy shoreline, rolling surf, and the Bay of Bengal stretching out ahead.
Coast & horizonArmanaziz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped
BangladeshAcross Bangladesh
Saint Martin’s Island
Boats, a small island shoreline, and another perspective on Bangladesh’s coast.
Island & seaCrysis Rubel, cropped by JamesA · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped
BangladeshAcross Bangladesh
Sajek
Ridgelines, wide skies, and the hill-country landscape of Rangamati.
Hills & cloudsMasum-al-Hasan Rocky · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped
BangladeshAcross Bangladesh
Bandarban
Rolling green terrain and the layered landscapes of southeastern Bangladesh.
Hills & valleysIqbalHossain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped
BangladeshAcross Bangladesh
Sylhet
Tea gardens and the generous greens of northeastern Bangladesh.
Tea countryHopeoflight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped