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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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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.
Image source, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
Image caption,Palestinians perform morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
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