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Summary: This article is a 2023 travel record index that gathers the author previous Muslim travel notes by month and theme. It preserves the original structure, destinations, and travel links while removing source-link noise from the published English page.

Beijing

Three world music performances at the start of 2023

Visiting the Chaowai Balizhuang Mosque in Beijing on Jumu'ah

April Ramadan:

5 Ramadan iftar buffets in Beijing: A culinary tour of Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Iraq, Tunisia, and Palestine

Celebrating the Bengali New Year—eating a Ramadan iftar buffet at Dastan Restaurant in Beijing

Spending Ramadan in Beijing in 2023 (Part 1)

Spending Ramadan in Beijing in 2023—the beautiful Balizhuang Mosque

June Indonesian Cultural Festival: Attending the Indonesian Cultural Festival at the Indonesian Embassy

June Eid al-Adha: Eid Mubarak

July Ashura: Ashura bean porridge (ashura) spanning Eurasia

September Mawlid: Spending the weekend in Beijing for the Mawlid

December Fatimah gathering: Spending the Fatimah gathering in Changying, Beijing, and eating traditional eight-bowl feast (badawan)

Home-style dishes: Urumqi home-style spicy chicken (jiaomaji) and Urumqi Hui Muslims fried dough (youxiang)

Hebei

Going to Zhuozhou, Hebei, for Jumu'ah prayers

The ancient mosque and halal food of Baoding

Jinan, Shandong

Visiting the Baba Cave and Baba Tomb in Jinan

Chifeng, Inner Mongolia

The North Mosque and halal food in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia

Jinzhou, Liaoning

Visiting ancient mosques in Jinzhou, Liaoning

Changchun, Jilin

Hand-pulled noodles (chenmian) in Nanguan and the Changtong Road Mosque in Changchun

Heilongjiang

The beautiful Acheng Mosque in Heilongjiang

The ancient Bukui Mosque and the Hui Muslim neighborhood in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang

The Daowai Mosque and the century-old Laoguo Family Restaurant in Harbin

Sichuan

Tianba, a beautiful Hui Muslim village deep in the mountains of Miyi, Sichuan

Eating rice noodles (mixian) in Xichang, Sichuan, after Jumuah prayer

Dali, Yunnan

Visiting ancient mosques in Weishan, Dali (2023 finale)

Visiting Binju Mosque in Dali, Yunnan

Fengming Mosque and clay pot rice noodles (shaguo mixian) in the ancient town of Fengyi, Dali

Three Hui Muslim caravan courtyards in Donglianhua Village, Weishan, Dali

An ancient Hui Muslim street on the Tea Horse Road: Yangbi, Dali

A century-old mosque and halal food in Xiaguan, Dali

Guangdong

Visiting Haopan Mosque and Xiaodongying Mosque in Guangzhou

Huaisheng Mosque and the Ancient Tomb of the Worthies in Guangzhou

Hui Muslim fried dough (youxiang) and Yemeni food in Guangzhou

Halal roast goose and starfruit at the mosque in Zhaoqing, Guangdong

Macau

The Muslim cemetery (Moluoyuan) and Indonesian food in Macau

Hong Kong

A century of change for Hui Muslims in Hong Kong

2023 Hong Kong Halal Tour (Indonesian Java, Pakistan, Iran, and Tibetan food)

Thailand

Tour of Yunnan-style mosques in Northern Thailand (Day 1)

Tour of Yunnan-style mosques in Northern Thailand (Day 2)

Tour of Yunnan-style mosques in Northern Thailand (Day 3)

The diverse and integrated Muslim community in Bangkok

Visiting the Shia community in Bangkok

Bangkok Halal Tour: Food and Accommodation

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo: An Ottoman city in Europe

Recreating the life of Bosniaks under 19th-century Ottoman rule

Sarajevo Synagogue: A witness to Muslims helping Jewish refugees 500 years ago

Bosniak cuisine in Sarajevo

Commemorating the Bosnian War in Sarajevo

The spark of World War I and Sarajevo under Austro-Hungarian rule

Turkey

Meeting the 19th-century Ottoman Empire in Istanbul

Sleepless night in Istanbul

Revisiting Istanbul

Visiting the museum at the new Istanbul Airport

Diyarbakir, a thousand-year-old city by the Tigris River

Diyarbakir, a Kurdish city in southeastern Turkey

Mardin, a rocky mountain city on the Mesopotamian plain: Historical sites

Mardin, a rocky mountain city where Kurds, Arabs, and Assyrians live together: Food and lodging

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Roaming the city of Almaty

Visiting a mosque of the Hui Muslims in Almaty

Lebanon

Beirut, the capital of Lebanon

Tripoli, an ancient Mamluk city in northern Lebanon

Visiting ancient cities and mosques from the Umayyad Caliphate in Lebanon

Visiting a Shia holy site in Lebanon

Saudi Arabia

The gateway to Makkah: the old city of Jeddah

2023 Umrah travel log

Going to Madinah to offer salaam to the noble Prophet

Cairo, Egypt

Visiting the tomb of the last Iranian king, Pahlavi

Eating and exploring in the old city of Cairo

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization view all