The Mosque of the Two Qiblas is the most evocative ruin in Saylac. The name refers to the practice, in the earliest years of Islam, of praying first toward Jerusalem and later toward Mecca — and the building reputedly carries two mihrabs to reflect that transition. Whether the dating is accurate or not, the structure has been ruined for centuries and is now a series of coral-stone walls and broken arches half-buried in the sand.
It sits in the eastern part of the old town. There are no signs and no entrance fee — locals will usually point the way. Go in the late afternoon when the light is best on the coral and the heat has dropped.