Photos: Muslims around the world celebrate Eid Al Adha

Worshipers gather for Eid Al Adha prayers next to the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City.

Worshipers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in in the holy city of Mecca on the first day of Eid Al Adha.

Palestinians gather for Eid Al Adha prayers beside the ruins of a mosque destroyed by Israeli bombardment, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.

Worshippers perform the early morning prayers for Eid Al Adha, the feast of sacrifice, near the ancient Egyptian Abusir pyramids necropolis in the village of Abusir in the south of Giza province.

Worshipers perform Eid Al Adha prayer on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Faithfuls pray in front of a mosque during the celebration of Eid al-Adha, in Adjame, a working-class neighborhood in Abidjan.

Worshipers gather for the prayer that marks the beginning of the celebrations of the Eid Al Adha in Nairobi.

Worshippers attend the sermon during the early morning prayers for Eid Al Adha, in the make-shift prayer room of the Nour mosque in the Abu Amin neighbourhood in northeastern Gaza City.

Mayor of Bethune Olivier Gacquerre (C), delivers a speech next to his deputy Francis Cordonnier (R) as Muslim faithfuls gather to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Muslim feast of sacrifice, at a Mosque inBethune, northern France.

Muslims gather for the prayer that marks the beginning of the celebrations of the Eid Al Adha in Nairobi.

Palestinian children, along with others, participate in a special morning prayer on the first day of the Muslim Eid Al Adha festival in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip.

Muslim devotees offer Eid al-Adha prayers on a street in central Saint Petersburg.

Muslims arrive to participate in a special morning prayer to mark the start of the Eid Al Adha festival at the shrine of 12th-century Sunni cleric Abdul Qadir al-Jilani in Baghdad.

A mother and daughter pose for a photo at a beach after Eid Al Adha prayers in Keta, Ghana.