Eid 2023: Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan

Muslims around the world are celebrating the festival of Eid al-Fitr, commonly known as Eid, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Image caption, Eid al-Fitr - which means "festival of the breaking of the fast" - is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month when many adult Muslims fast. Here people take photos as the sun rises at Nad Al Hammar Eid Musalla in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Image caption, In Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, two men greet each other...

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Image caption, Before prayers outside a mosque.

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Image caption, A Palestinian woman takes a selfie at the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam, which is located on a hilltop complex known by Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary) and by Jews as the Temple Mount.

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Image caption, Prayers were held at the Bajrakli Mosque in central Belgrade, Serbia.

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Image caption, Muslim women display their henna decorations before attending Eid al-Fitr prayers in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Image caption, A woman prays at the Masjid Salaam grounds in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Image caption, Outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo balloons were released after prayers.

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Image caption, Worshippers pray at the Lakemba Mosque in Sydney, Australia.

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Image caption, People pray at the Education City Stadium in Qatar, which hosted matches during the Fifa World Cup last year.

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Image caption, Despite a week of fighting between two factions of Sudan's military leadership, people gathered to pray at al-Hara al-Rabaa Mosque in Khartoum.

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Image caption, Across the border in South Sudan the faithful attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Juba.

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Image caption, Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania drew thousands of worshippers.

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Image caption, A family poses in front of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Image caption, Kyrgyz people pray during the Eid al-Fitr in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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Image caption, Palestinians perform morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

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