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Ismi Khan Jami Mosque is a ruined mosque, probably built in the 16th and 18th centuries with donations from Ismikhan, the niece of one of the Crimean Khans. In the 1930s, the mosque was closed to worshippers, after which the building was turned into a warehouse until it fell into ruin.

The new Turkish mosque has been completed and partly put into use. The first pile was driven in the spring of 2001 and that was it for a while because the necessary funds were not available. Only the dome of the prayer room on the first floor still needs to be finished. The relocation of the old mosque Achter de Muren Zandpoort took place last summer. The opening ceremony took place on October 4, 2003. In the dome hangs a four-hundred-kilo palace crown with 72 lights in crystal icicles. (47-02/50-03/51-04)

According to T. Bağişkan there were two mosques in the village. The old one was in a ruinous state in 1934 and was replaced by a new mosque on an adjacent plot. The keystone of this mosque, which was built by a Greek Cypriot tender, was laid in 1935.

The Istipol Synagogue in Istanbul is a Sephardi synagogue built between 1898 and 1909. This wooden synagogue is now abandoned.

Founded in 1977, Lama Tzong Khapa Institute is one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist centers in Europe. The centre includes a temple, as well as teaching facilities where Buddhist studies and practice are offered.

Reformed Church. Hall building from 1728 with 4-sided choir closure; the west facade forms a street wall with a gable; under the curls anno 1728.

The reformed church, built in 1910, was already renovated in 1980. In February 2005, a number of volunteers started a new renovation. The church was expanded with three meeting rooms, new toilets, a kitchen, a bar and an extra storage room. The stage in the church was also enlarged. On 27 April 2006, the church was put back into use. The church was also given a name: It Ljochtbeaken. This church is listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands.

The Italian Synagogue (Kal de los Frankos) in Istanbul was completed in 1885. It was rebuilt in 1980 and 1998. This brick building still serves as a synagogue.

Iveland church was consecrated in 1837. The church was built by Anders Thorsen Syrtveit after a type drawing by architect Linstow. It was restored for the centenary of the building according to plans by Domenico Erdmann.

Ivesdal Chapel is a long church from 1876. The altarpiece was made by Karl Straurye in 1937. The organ was made in 1983 and moved from Sokndal church to Ivesdal chapel in 1995.