Omar Ali Salfuddin Mosque, Brunei

No shoes were allowed in the mosque, so we had to leave ours outside. There are hundreds of little bins for shoe storage on the long walkway leading to the main entrance. As many as 3000 worshippers may congregate in the main sanctuary, which is a huge rotunda with a ceramic-tiled domed ceiling and enormous crystal chandeliers.

Brunei - Lifetyles of the Rich but not Famous

March 2nd 2005
Four days after leaving Australia, we came to the little Muslim country of Brunei where we spent the day, as our tour literature said, admiring the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Brunei (rhymes with soon-eye) is a tiny oil-rich Islamic sultanate (its sultan is head of state) on the large island of Borneo. It has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. (Less than the US, but much ... read more

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The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strif... ... read more

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