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Sunday, June 18, 2017

The Mosque Below the Rock of Gibraltar


Carl Mesilio (Gibraltar Inside Out Tours), the well-known guide of Gibraltar, took us for almost a day long tour of the City/State/Country. After seeing the Rock, we went all around the perimeter of Gibraltar. Here in the above photos (Carl took the top one) you see the mosque that stands at the base of the rock. It is a reminder of the long presence of Islam on both sides of the Mediterranean. From the mosque you can see Morocco only 14 miles away. There between the mosque and the ocean is a beautiful park with walkways and a lighthouse. Except for the wind coming in off the Atlantic, it is a great place to spend time thinking about how close Europeans are to Africans both genetically and geographically.
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