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In pictures: Eidul Fitr celebrations across the globe

A time of joy and celebration

News Desk June 28, 2017

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The celebration of Eidul Fitr unites Muslims around the globe as they observe the end of Ramazan. A time of joy and celebration, here are 15 pictures highlighting how Muslims across the world marked the festive occasion.

Palestinians swim in a natural spring in Ein Fawwar, in the Wadi Qelt area, near the West Bank city of Jericho, on June 27, 2017, on the last day of Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. / AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA

Palestinians swim in a natural spring in Ein Fawwar, in the Wadi Qelt area, near the West Bank city of Jericho. PHOTO: AFP

Nepalese Muslims offer Eid prayers at the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan at the Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu on June 26, 2017. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, after the sighting of the new crescent moon. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA

Nepalese Muslims offer Eid prayers at the start of the Eidul Fitr holiday in Kathmandu on June 26, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani youths ride on a horse together at the Lake View Park in Islamabad on June 27, 2017, on the second day of Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. / AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI

Pakistani youths ride on a horse together at the Lake View Park in Islamabad on June 27, 2017, on the second day of Eidul Fitr holiday. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani residents ride on boats at the Rawal Dam in Islamabad on June 27, 2017, on the second day of Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. / AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI

Pakistani residents ride on boats at the Rawal Dam in Islamabad on June 27, 2017, on the second day of Eidul Fitr holiday. PHOTO: AFP

Chinese Muslims visit Niujie mosque during Eid al-Fitr in Beijing on June 26, 2017. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. / AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI

Chinese Muslims visit Niujie mosque during Eidul Fitr in Beijing. PHOTO: AFP

Member's of Kenya's Nubian community march in the street as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the sprawling Kibera slum in the capital Nairobi on June 26, 2017 at the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Over 10,000 Nubians turned up for the celebrations this year, after the recent issuance of land title deeds by the Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, with some members of the comunity claiming they now felt recognised as Kenyans after living largley marginalized in the country for over 100 years by being denied national ID's without which employment, land ownership and bank accounts out of reach. / AFP PHOTO / STRINGER

Member's of Kenya's Nubian community march in the street as they celebrate Eidul Fitr in the sprawling Kibera slum in the capital Nairobi on June 26, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Muslim children climb ropes in a park near the beach while celebrating on the second day of Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on June 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

Muslim children climb ropes in a park near the beach while celebrating on the second day of Eidul Fitr holiday. PHOTO: AFP

Muslims enjoy the day on the beach while celebrating on the second day of Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on June 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

Muslims enjoy the day on the beach while celebrating on the second day of Eidul Fitr holiday. PHOTO: AFP

Young Indian Muslims take part in Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Khairuddin Mosque in Amritsar on June 26, 2017. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid festival, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. / AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU

Young Indian Muslims take part in Eidul Fitr prayers at the Khairuddin Mosque in Amritsar. PHOTO: AFP

A handout picture released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him (R) leading the Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran on June 26, 2017. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. / AFP PHOTO / Iranian Supreme Leader's Website / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him leads the Eidul Fitr prayers at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran on June 26, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Iraqi Shiite Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers as they celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan on June 26, 2017, in the holy city of Najaf. / AFP PHOTO / Haidar HAMDANI

Iraqi Shiite Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers as they celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan on June 26, 2017, in the holy city of Najaf. / AFP PHOTO / Haidar HAMDANI

Iraqi Muslims perform Eidul Fitr prayers as they celebrate the end of the month of Ramazan on June 26, 2017, in the holy city of Najaf. PHOTO: AFP

Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers by the Taj Mahal in Agra on June 26, 2017. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. / AFP PHOTO / -

Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers by the Taj Mahal in Agra on June 26, 2017. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. / AFP PHOTO / -

Indian Muslims offer Eidul Fitr prayers by the Taj Mahal in Agra on June 26, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Fitr at the velodrome de Champ-Fleuri in Saint-Denis de la Reunion on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on June 26, 2017, at the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, after the sighting of the new crescent moon. / AFP PHOTO / Richard BOUHET

Muslims offer prayers during Eidul Fitr at the velodrome de Champ-Fleuri in Saint-Denis de la Reunion on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion. PHOTO: AFP