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.

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.

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

Before prayers outside a mosque.

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.

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

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

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

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

Worshippers pray at the Lakemba Mosque in Sydney, Australia.

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

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.

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

Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania drew thousands of worshippers.

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

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

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

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