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Infobox religious building image Aleppo Greatmosque Alp.jpg caption building name The GreatMosque of Aleppo ... in its Old City. The mosque is said to entomb the remains of Zechariah priest Zechariah , father of John the Baptist . ref http www.muslimheritage.com topics default.cfm?ArticleID 499 The GreatMosque of Aleppo Muslim Heritage. ref ref name Syria Gate http www.syriagate.com Syria about cities Aleppo great mosque.htm The GreatMosque The Umayyad Mosque Syria Gate. ref History The site of the GreatMosque once was the former Agora from the Hellenistic period, which later became the garden .... ref Tabaa, 1997, p.17. ref The detached 45 meter high minaret of the GreatMosque was restored ... were renovated in 2003. ref name ADL Architecture The GreatMosque is built around a vast courtyard ... and a small dome over the arcades. ref name ADL Gallery center gallery caption The GreatMosque ... GreatMosque of Aleppo 02.jpg Courtyard of the GreatMosque Image Aleppo Prophet Zakariyya.JPG ... Syria.jpg The shrine of Zechariah priest Zechariah within the Mosque. File Aleppo inside the Great mosque.jpg The minaret Image GreatMosque of Aleppo 03.jpg Ablution fountains File Great Aleppo mosque 176.jpg Internal facade Image GreatMosque of Aleppo 04.jpg Interior Image GreatMosque of Aleppo ... architecture type Mosque architecture style specifications no year completed construction cost capacity dome quantity dome height outer dome dia outer minaret quantity minaret height The GreatMosque of Aleppo Arabic J mi Halab al Kab r or the Ummayad Mosque of Aleppo Masjid al Umayya bi Halab is the largest and oldest mosque in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria . The present mosque dates form the 13th century Mamluk period, only the Seljuk minaret of 1090 is older. ref ... The mosque, begun about 715, was built on confiscated land that was the Cathedral cemetery. ref George ... of the earliest mosque on the site was commenced by the Ummayad caliph al Walid I in 715 and was finished ... more details
File GreatMosque Of Kano.jpg thumb The GreatMosque of Kano The GreatMosque of Kano is a mosque in Kano , the capital of Kano State and second most populous city in Nigeria . History The greatmosque was built for Muhammad Rumfa in the 15th century. It was made of mud, and was of the soro , or tower, variety. ref name arch cite web url http archnet.org library sites one site.tcl?site id 7729 title GreatMosque of Kano accessdate 2007 07 13 work ArchNet publisher Massachusetts Institute of Technology ref It was moved to a new site by Muhammad Zaki Nigeria Muhammad Zaki in 1582, and rebuilt in the mid 19th century by Abdullahi dan Dabo . It was destroyed in the 1950s, and rebuilt with British sponsorship. ref name arch References Reflist External links http archnet.org library images thumbnails.tcl?location id 9510 Photographs of the mosque Coord 11 59 41 N 8 31 03 E display title region NG KN type landmark source dewiki Category Kano Category Mosques in Nigeria mosque stub Nigeria struct stub de Gro e Moschee von Kano fr Grande Mosqu e de Kano rw Umusigiti mukuru muri Kano ... more details
coord 34 12 45.53 N 4 01 07.34 W type landmark display title The GreatMosque of Taza Jamaa El Kbir is a religious building in the medina of Taza in Morocco . It is near the Bab er Rih Gate of the winds . History The GreatMosque of Taza was built by the Almohad sultan Abd al Mu min in the period after 1142 CE. According to the Kitab el Istibsar , the walls were completed in 1172. The mosque was enlarged during the reign of the Marinid dynasty in 1292 1293. Landmark The mosque is a one of the oldest remaining examples of Almohad architecture. With the general public it is also known for its large chandelier with inscription weighing approximately 3 tons. See also Taza Koutoubia Tin Mal Mosque Sources Sanctuaires et fortresses almohades H. Basset and Henri Terrasse, Collection Hesp ris no 5, Paris, 1932 Journal lectronique tazacity Adil Fahmi http tazacity.info news Tazacity External links http www.mosquee.taza.free.fr Mosquee.taza.fr GreatMosque of Taza excellent picture galleries, with French commentary. DEFAULTSORT Taza Category 1140s architecture Category Almohad Caliphate Category Berber architecture Category Moorish architecture Category Moroccan architecture Category Mosques in Morocco Taza Morocco geo stub Mosque stub ar de Gro e Moschee von Taza ... more details
name jinangov http www.jinan.gov.cn art 2005 8 26 art 766 85182.html Great Southern Mosque, online article at www.jinan.gov.cn ref . Architecture The basic layout of the mosque follows the courtyard ..., the main axis of the Great Southern Mosque is oriented in the east west direction so that upon ...File The South Mosque of Jinan 2009 03.JPG right thumb 250px Main entrance to the mosque coord 36 39 30.54 N 117 0 13.21 E region CN type landmark display title The Jinan Great Southern Mosque zh full zh simp zh trad zh pinyin J n n Q ngzh n N n D S is the oldest mosque in the city of Jinan , Shandong Shandong Province , China . First established during the Yuan Dynasty in 1295 , most of the present structures were erected during the Ming Dynasty in 1436 and 1492 . The basic layout of the mosque is that of a Chinese temple into which the elements needed for its function as a mosque have been integrated. History According to legend, the Great Southern Mosque was originally founded during the Tang Dynasty , but there are no known records to confirm this. The written record dates the establishment of the mosque at its present site to the year 1295, during the first year of the reign of Tem r Khan, Emperor Chengzong of Yuan . Construction of the present day structures started in 1436, the first year in the reign of the Zhengtong Emperor . Significant extension were undertaken in the year 1492, the fifth year in the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor . Other recorded renovations followed during the reigns of the Jiajing Emperor Jiajing 1521 1567 and Wanli Emperor Wanli 1572 1620 Emperors of the Ming Dynasty, the Jiaqing Emperor Jiaqing 1796 1820 , Daoguang Emperor Daoguang ... the early Republic of China Republican era . The mosque was damaged severely during the Cultural Revolution ... entrance of the mosque is protected by a spirit wall. In total, the mosque covers an area of 6630 ... The mosque is located in Shizhong District, Jinan Shizhong District of Jinan, to the west of the historical ... more details
Asian mosques The GreatMosque of Xi an zh full zh simp zh trad zh pinyin X n D Q ngzh ns , located near the Drum Tower Gu Lou on 30 Huajue Lane of Xi an , Shaanxi province, China . History I is the oldest and one of the most renowned mosque s in the country founded in 742. ref http books.google.com books?id Z P u2AIzbEC&pg PA181&dq mosque xian 742&hl en&ei Mcn2TJqvJcT38AaqnvTsBQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CCYQ6AEwADgK v onepage&q&f falseThe Geography of China Sacred and Historic Places By Britannica Educational Publishing, pg. 181 182, Kenneth Pletcher ref It was built and renovated in later periods especially during the reign of Emperor Emperor Hongwu Hongwu ... countries, the GreatMosque of Xi an is completely Chinese architecture Chinese in its construction and architectural style, except for some Arabic lettering and decorations, for the mosque has neither ... gallery File 1 greatmosque xian 2011.JPG File Chinese style minaret of the Great Mosque.jpg A Chinese pavilion instead of a minaret at the GreatMosque of Xi an, one of China s largest mosques File WAH Xian.gif Wahbi Al Hariri s graphite drawing of the GreatMosque of Xian . File Xi anGreatMosque.jpg Entrance to the prayer hall File Arabic Plaque, GreatMosque, Xian.jpg Calligraphy on a plaque in the GreatMosque of Xi an gallery center Notes reflist See also Islam in China Timeline of Islamic ... External links commonscat inline GreatMosque of Xi an http archnet.org library sites one site.tcl?site id 9146 Description of the GreatMosque of Xi an http www.islamicarchitecture.org architecture xianmosque.html Xian GreatMosque http www.orientalarchitecture.com china xian greatmosque.php Asian Historical Architecture GreatMosque http www.ne.jp asahi arc ind 2 meisaku 83 xian xia eng.htm Huajuexiang Mosque in Xian Masterpiece of Islamic Architecture coord 34 15 48 N 108 56 11 E Mosques ... Category Buildings and structures in Xi an Category Islam in China Mosque stub ace Meuseujid Raya Xi ... more details
GreatMosque building name Mansouri GreatMosque location flagicon Lebanon Tripoli, Lebanon geo religious affiliation Islam website architect architecture type Mosque architecture style Norman ... The Mansouri GreatMosque or the is a mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon , also known simply as The GreatMosque of Tripoli . It was built in the Mamluk period, from 1294 to 1314, around the remains of a Crusader ... case, the two Christian elements do not detract from the traditional Muslim nature of this great royal mosque, which also became the first building the Mamluks erected Tripoli. ref name ADL http www.archnet.org library sites one site.jsp?site id 2489 GreatMosque of Tripoli . Archnet Digital Library ... case, the two Christian elements in no way detract from the traditional Muslim nature of this great royal mosque, the first building erected in Mamluk Tripoli. History The Mansouri Mosque was named after ... Qalawun . The mosque itself was erected by his two sons, al Ashraf Khalil , who ordered its construction ... Citadel of Tripoli , the mosque was often mistaken for a remodeled Christian church by medieval travelers ..., Christian structure that were incorporated into the mosque when it was built, but the building ... s Mosque s minbar and also built the Madrasah Qartawiyyah, known as the finest madrasa in Tripoli, which adjoins the mosque to the east. Architecture File TripoliLebGreatMosqueAblution.jpg thumb right 200px Ablution fountain in the mosque s courtyard The Mansouri Mosque occupies an area of about ... from the outside by its minaret and its main northern gate. The floor plan of the mosque shows ... side for prayer, and a central fountain. The mosque has three axial entrances set to the north, east ... in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus , and later became part of other Syrian mosques, like the mosque ... of mosques in Cairo . ref name ADL To the right of the Mansouri Mosque s main entrance are two ... by al Nasir Muhammad, when he completed the mosque in 1314. The ghusl ablution fountain located ... more details
orphan date December 2009 The GreatMosque of Niono is a architecturally significant mosque located in the city of Niono , in the S gou Region of southern Mali . ref name unesco http whc.unesco.org en tentativelists 5440 La grande mosqu e de vendredi de Niono UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved on 2009 03 27. ref Site description The mosque was first constructed in 1948 by a team of bricklayers native to Djenne , and it today occupies 1,800 square meters. ref name unesco It is perhaps the most internationally recognized site in the town of Niono , having received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983. ref http archnet.org library sites one site.jsp?site id 322 ref World Heritage Status This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on March 19, 2008 in the Cultural category. ref name unesco References reflist DEFAULTSORT GreatMosque Of Niono Category Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List Category Malian culture ... more details
Infobox religious building image Nablus Great Mosque.jpg image size 200px caption The GreatMosque s minaret building name GreatMosque of Nablus location flagicon Palestine Nablus , Palestinian National ... 1 minaret quantity 1 minaret height GreatMosque of Nablus lang ar big big Jami Nablus al Kebir is the oldest and largest mosque in the Palestinian people Palestinian city of Nablus .... ref name D,S, A L This tradition is more associated with the nearby al Khadra Mosque , however. The site of the GreatMosque was originally a basilica built during the reign of Philip the Arab in 244 ... The cathedral was transformed into the GreatMosque of Nablus in the early period of Caliphate Islamic .... ref Arab geographer al Muqaddasi wrote that the GreatMosque was in the midst of Nablus, and is very ... page 514 mode 1up p.514 . ref In 1641, the GreatMosque s minaret was rebuilt, ref name NG ... West Bank religious affiliation Islam website architect architecture type Mosque architecture style ... church. The mosque is located at the intersection of the main streets of Nablus Old City on its ... Local legend in Nablus claims that mosque was the site where Jacob s sons handed Jacob the blood ... page 511 mode 1up p.511 . ref The Crusaders converted the mosque into a church, but made ... reconsecrated the building as a mosque. The Knights Templar of the Crusaders burnt it in a raid in 1242. ref name Pringle The mosque had apparently been repaired by the 14th century evidenced by Arab chronicler Shams al Din al Ansari al Dimashqi al Dimashqi who, in 1300, mentions the GreatMosque as a fine mosque, in which is prayer is said, and the Qur an recited day and night, men being appointed ... page 513 mode 1up p.513 . ref In 1335, Western traveler James of Verona recorded that the mosque had been a church of the Christians but now is a mosque of the Saracen s. ref name Pringle Twenty years later, Ibn Batuta visited it and noted that in the middle of the mosque was a tank of sweet ... more details
Infobox Protected area name GreatMosque of Samarra iucn category photo GreatMosque of Samarra.jpg photo caption Malwiya Minaret at the GreatMosque of Samarra location Samarra , Iraq nearest city lat d 34 lat m 12 lat s 26 lat NS N long d 43 long m 52 long s 48 long EW E area url established 848 visitation num accessdate visitation year governing body The GreatMosque of Samarra ref in lang ar or lang ar or lang ar ref is a 9th century mosque located in Samarra , Iraq . The mosque was commissioned in 848 and completed in 851 by the Abbasid caliph Al Mutawakkil who reigned in Samarra from 847 until 861. The GreatMosque of Samarra was at one time the largest mosque in the world its minaret , the Malwiya Tower, is a vast spiralling cone 52 meters high and 33 meters wide with a spiral ramp. ref See http koran.topcities.com Mosques Mosques.htm Historic Mosques site . ref The mosque had 17 aisles, and its walls were panelled with mosaics ... Asia TMp81a.htm The GreatMosque, Samarra, Iraq http oi.uchicago.edu OI IS SANDERS PHOTOS MESO SAMARRA samarra01.html Photo of The GreatMosque http gallery.sjsu.edu IslamicTutorial Samarra samara.html ... 5Cu0304marra 5Cu0304 27 28Iraq 29 22&q ernst herzfeld greatmosque al mutawakkil Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 7 Records of Samarra Expeditions, GreatMosque of al Mutawakkil Collections Search Center ... Great Samarra Category Arabic architecture Category Buildings and structures in Samarra GreatMosque ... Iraq Inquiry testimony, insurgents had attacked the mosque to incite Sunni Shite violence and further ... to the mosque. ref The art and architecture of the mosque was influential stucco carvings within the mosque in floral and geometric designs represent early Islamic decoration. Additionally, the mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo, Egypt was based on the Samarra mosque in many regards. ref Behrens Abouseif ... 57 ref The mosque was destroyed in 656 AH after the Hulagu Khan invasion of Iraq. Only the outer wall ... more details
Infobox religious building building name font color White GreatMosque of Algiers font center font infobox width image Grande mosqu e Alger.jpg image size caption GreatMosque of Algiers ... height materials The GreatMosque of Algiers lang ar , Jemaa Kebir or Djama a al Kebir meaning GreatMosque is a mosque in Algiers , Algeria , located very close to Algiers Harbor . ref ... GreatMosque of Algiers accessdate 2010 11 11 publisher Arch Net ref ref name Jamaa Cite web url http www.pbase.com bouanani image 95332189 title The GreatMosque of Algiers Jemaa Kebir ... database item.php?id monument ISL dz Mon01 2 en title The GreatMosque djamaa el kebir author Ali ... www.skyscrapercity.com showthread.php?t 896406 title The GreatMosque l XIth century l ALGIERS accessdate 2010 11 11 publisher Skyscarpercity ref Geography File GreatMosque of Algiers map.png thumb left Location in the historic Kasbah area of Algiers The GreatMosque is located in the northeastern ... ref name Great Architectural features The mosque has a rectangular courtyard of 38 46 meters on a 9 ...?do id 476&lang en title GreatMosque of Algiers accessdate 2010 11 11 publisher Quantara Mediterranean ... Arch ref name Jafer File Algeria algiers great mosque.jpg thumb right GreatMosque of Algiers 1899 The mihrab ... in AD 1682 AH 1093 . ref cite web url http www.algeria.com religious sites greatmosque algiers title GreatMosque of Algiers An Excellent Example of Almoravid Architecture publisher Algeria.com ... in the simple shape of the paneled minbar of the GreatMosque of the Quairawan . ref name Kuban ... to the mosque was built in 1840. ref name Great In another part of the mosque, in the north east ... of ceramics and wood was applied. ref name Heritage See also GreatMosque of Aleppo ..., Arts et M tiers Graphiques, 1954 External links Museum with no frontiers, Ali Lafer, The GreatMosque ... Museum with no frontiers, Leila Merabet, The Minbar of the GreatMosque of Algiers http www.museumwnf.com ... more details
Cleanup date April 2010 Infobox religious building infobox width 300px image Kufa Mosque, 1915.jpg caption The mosque in 1915 building name GreatMosque of Kufa location flagicon Iraq Kufa , Iraq geo Coord ... news.php The Official Website of The Grand Moqsue of Kufa Mosques in Iraq DEFAULTSORT GreatMosque ... religious affiliation Shia Islam website http masjed alkufa.net english news.php Al Kufa Mosque architect ... yes dome quantity 1 dome height outer dome dia outer minaret quantity minaret height The GreatMosque of Kufa , or Masjid al K fa lang ar ,or Masjid al Azam located in Kufa K fa , Iraq , is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. The mosque, built in the 7th century, contains ... Website of Secretariat of Al Kufa Mosque and it Shrines accessdate 2009 03 01 ref The mosque contains .... Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin undertook the renovation of the mosque, which was then completed in early 2010. It has many special features The mosque has been decorated with gold and silver and precious stones such as diamonds, rubies and in every corner of the mosque one will find Ya Ali written. The Qibla ... of gold, silver, rubies, diamonds. The whole interior of the Mosque has verses of the Quran surrounded ..., bordered with gold and rubies. The whole mosque has marbles and tiles which have been brought ... in Iraq. Special Rugs have been brought from Iran which are used inside the mosque. citation needed date October 2010 Significance The Mosque is revered for many reasons It was the place where Ali Al ... within the mosque indicating the locations for where the court of Ali Al used to preside, where he ... as S diq used to perform Salah Islamic traditions relate that Adam established the mosque, that it was later ... name MAK cite web url http masjed alkufa.net english news.php?readmore 4 title The Establishment of the Mosque publisher The Official Website of Secretariat of Al Kufa Mosque and it Shrines accessdate 2009 03 01 ref Traditions say that 12,000 Prophets of Islam Prophets had performed Salah within this mosque ... more details
Infobox religious building infobox width image image size caption building name GreatMosque of Raqqah br location flagicon Syria Ar Raqqah , Syria geo coord 35 57 7 N 39 1 15 E region SY type landmark display inline,title religious affiliation Islam region Levant functional status website architect architecture type Mosque architecture style Islamic architecture year completed 772 construction cost capacity dome quantity dome height outer dome dia outer minaret quantity 1 minaret height materials Mud brick The GreatMosque of Raqqah lang ar is the oldest mosque in ar Raqqah , Syria , located at the northern section of the city s heart. It has a rectangular plan convert 108 m ft sp us x convert 92 m ft sp us with convert 1.7 m ft sp us thick mud brick walls fortified with semi circular towers at the corners. ref name ADL http www.archnet.org library sites one site.jsp?site id 7509 GreatMosque of Raqqah Archnet Digital Library. ref The outer walls of the mosque are constructed of mud bricks supported by solid semi circular buttress towers. The prayer hall consisted of three arcades supported on cylindrical piers, whilst the other three sides were lined with double arcades. The building is decorated with stucco, traces of which survive. ref Petersen, 1999, p.245. ref The mosque was built by the Abbasid s in 772 CE, under the reign of caliph al Mansur . All that remains of the mosque today are the baked brick minaret convert 25 m ft sp us and the prayer hall haram fa ade with eleven arches that were added by Nur ad Din Zangi during the 1165 renovation of the mosque. ref name ADL ref http www.cometosyria.com en syriamap east al raqqa.htm Raqqa the GreatMosque Come to Syria. ref References reflist Bibliography cite book title Dictionary of Islamic Architecture first Andrew last Peterson publisher Routledge year 1999 isbn 0415213320 Mosques in Syria DEFAULTSORT GreatMosque Of Raqqah Category 770s architecture Category Arabic ... more details
Infobox religious building infobox width 260px image GreatMosque of Gaza Alafrangi.jpg image size 200px ... name GreatMosque of Gaza br Great Omari Mosque location flagicon Palestine Omar Mukhtar Street , al ... structure , marble and plaster tiles entrance and interior structure , olive wood The GreatMosque ... century, the GreatMosque s minaret was toppled in an earthquake in 1033. In 1149, the Crusades ... of the century. The GreatMosque was finally rebuilt by the Ottoman Empire Ottomans roughly 300 years ... was restored in 1925 by the Supreme Muslim Council . The GreatMosque is still active today, serving as a Friday mosque . Location The GreatMosque is situated in the al Daraj Daraj Quarter of the Old ..., GreatMosque of Gaza.jpg thumb left 120px Menorah engraving illustration, 1873 ref name ArchaeologicalResearches ... Fund, London. Volume 2, Page 392. ref Deleted image removed File GreatMosque Gaza Menorah Goldrath.jpg ... in 600 CE. ref name Pringle Pringle, 1993, p.209. ref Islamic era File GreatMosque Gaza Facade.jpg thumb right The West facade of the GreatMosque reflects Crusader architectural style. Picture taken ... Muqaddasi writes of the GreatMosque in 985 CE as a beautiful mosque . ref name Pringle ref al Muqaddasi ... Of the GreatMosque s three aisles today, it is believed that portions of two of them had formed part ... library sites one site.jsp?site id 8110 GreatMosque of Gaza ArchNet Digital Library. ref The Mamluks ... Image GreatMosque of Gaza.jpg thumb right An exterior view of the mosque in the early 20th century, before renovation Some Western travelers in the late 19th century reported that the GreatMosque was the only ..., p.250. ref ref Porter, 1884, p.208. ref The GreatMosque was severely damaged by Allies of World ... s at the GreatMosque in order to rally support for boycotting elections and participation in the Legislative ... The central nave of the mosque, looking west, after British bombardment The GreatMosque has an area ... noted that the GreatMosque had a white marble minbar pulpit ref name IB it still exists today. There is a small ... more details
Mosque in Damascus. ref Miller, Carol. http www.syriagate.com Syria about cities Hama hama cm.htm Hama Syria Gate. ref The GreatMosque has two minarets. One is a square based tower adjacent ..., Watson, and Schellinger, 1996, p.138. ref By 2001, the GreatMosque has been fully restored and its ... . External links http www.archnet.org library sites one site.jsp?site id 7999 GreatMosque of Hama ...Infobox religious building image Mamluk minaret of Hama Great Mosque.JPG caption The octagonal Mamluk minaret built in 1427 building name GreatMosque of Hama br location flagicon Syria Hama , Syria geo coord 35 8 3 N 36 44 43 E type landmark region SY display inline,title religious affiliation Islam website architect architecture type Mosque architecture style Umayyad specifications yes year completed 8th century construction cost capacity dome quantity 5 dome height outer dome dia outer minaret quantity 2 minaret height The GreatMosque of Hama lang ar big big , is a mosque in Hama , Syria . It is located about convert 400 m ft sp us west of the citadel. Built in the 8th century CE, it was heavily damaged in a 1982 uprising, but today it has been completely restored. History It was built by the Umayyad Caliphate Umayyad s in the early eighth century and was modelled on the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus . The GreatMosque used to be a Byzantine Empire Byzantine church which was adapted for Islam ic use. The church itself had been built where a Roman Empire Roman temple once stood. Some of the Byzantine structure still remains, but most of the building was destroyed during the Byzantine re occupation of northern Syria in 986. The mosque s origin as a Christian basilica can be seen in its three aisled structure, and that its prayer hall is topped by five ... courtyard containing the tombs of two 13th century Ayyubid kings. ref name Mannheim The mosque was almost ... books.google.com ?id GOJ80DlXwwMC&pg PA205&dq nouri mosque homs first Ivan last Mannheim publisher ... more details
Infobox religious building building name GreatMosque of Djenn image GreatMosque of Djenn 3.jpg caption The GreatMosque s signature trio of minarets overlooks the central market of Djenn . location ... dia inner minaret quantity 3 minaret height spire quantity spire height materials Mud The GreatMosque ... Ruins of the GreatMosque postcard.jpg thumb left 280px The ruins of the original mosque as seen in a turn of the century French postcard. There is no other written information on the GreatMosque until ... the building s structural integrity. While the GreatMosque has been equipped with a loudspeaker ... Mosque Dubois 1911.jpg thumb right 280 px View of the GreatMosque from the northeast as it looked in 1910. From F lix Dubois Notre beau Niger . The walls of the GreatMosque are made of sun baked .... The outer walls of the GreatMosque are not precisely orthogonal to one another so that the plan ... of the GreatMosque faces east towards Mecca and overlooks the city marketplace. The qibla is dominated ... in the walls of the GreatMosque are used for decoration and serve as scaffolding for annual repairs ... significance Image GreatMosque of Djenn 1.jpg thumb left 280px The main entrance is in the north ... the GreatMosque, were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. While there are many mosques that are older than its current incarnation, the GreatMosque remains the most prominent symbol ... storms at the GreatMosque of Djenn publisher UNESCO World Heritage News Archive ref The Aga Khan ..., ISBN 88 7439 051 3 citation last Snelder first Raoul year 1984 title The GreatMosque at Djenn ... sites one site.jsp?site id 6402 Archnet Digital Library Djenn GreatMosque http archnet.org library ... prints http www.andygilham.com Default.aspx?gid 16 Photos of Mali and the GreatMosque by Andy Gilham ... 5 type landmark display title Use dmy dates date June 2011 DEFAULTSORT GreatMosque Of Djenne Category ... status Mosque leadership website architect architecture type Mosque architecture style Islamic architecture ... more details
Infobox mosque name GreatMosque of Diyarbak r image Diyarbakir P1050751 20080427135832.JPG image size 300px alt caption latitude longitude location Suri i , Diyarbak r , Turkey geo year 7th century 1091 92 tradition ownership imam chairman specifications architect architecture type architecture style capacity length width width nave height max dome quantity dome height outer dome height inner dome dia outer dome dia inner minaret quantity minaret height spire quantity spire height materials website The GreatMosque of Diyarbak r , alias the Ulu Mosque, located in Diyarbak r , Turkey, is the oldest and one of the most significant mosques in Anatolia . ref name archnet.org http archnet.org library sites one site.jsp?site id 7721 GreatMosque of Diyarbak r , archnet.org . ref The mosque is considered by some to be the fifth holiest site in Islam. ref http www.todayszaman.com tz web news 183238 do not return without seeing eating and drinking 4 the southeastern regions appeal.html The Southeastern Region s appeal , Zaman , 07 August 2009. ref It can accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers and is famous for hosting four different Islamic traditions. ref cite web title 100 manuscripts found during restoration of Diyarbak r s historic Ulu Mosque publisher Sunday s Zaman date 2011 09 25 url http www.todayszaman.com news 257845 100 manuscripts found during restoration of diyarbakirs historic ulu mosque.html accessdate 2011 10 01 ref History The mosque as it is known today was built in 1091 by the Seljuk ruler Malik Shah I Malik Shah . The design influenced by the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus , used elements of a ruined Byzantine era church that stood earlier. ref name AkurgalHilber1980 cite book author1 Ekrem Akurgal author2 L o Hilber title The Art and architecture of Turkey url http books.google.com books?id I8RPAAAAMAAJ accessdate 18 October 2010 year 1980 publisher Rizzoli isbn 9780847802739 page 83 ref The mosque suffered extensive damage in a fire in 1155. References reflist ... more details
Image GreatMosque.jpg thumb The prayer hall of the mosque. The GreatMosque of Kilwa is a congregational mosque on the island of Kilwa Kisiwani , in Tanzania . It was likely founded in the tenth century, but the two major stages of construction date to the eleventh or twelfth and thirteenth century, respectively. It is one of the earliest surviving mosques on the east African coast. The smaller northern prayer hall dates to the first phase of construction. It contained a total of 16 bays, supported by nine pillars, originally carved from coral but later replaced by timber. The structure, which was entirely roofed, was perhaps one of the first mosques to have been built without a courtyard. In the early fourteenth century, Sultan al Hasan ibn Sulaiman , who also built the nearby Palace of Husuni Kubwa , added a southern extension which included a great dome. This dome was described by Ibn Battuta after he visited Kilwa in 1331. External links http archnet.org library sites one site.tcl?site id 7808 Description of the mosque at ArchNet, including pictures. coord missing Tanzania Category African art Category Mosques in Tanzania rw Umusigiti mukuru muri Kilwa mrj ru ... more details
GreatMosque of Sana a is an ancient mosque in Sana a , Yemen , just east of the old Ghumdan Palace . ref name GM cite map title Google Maps publisher Google accessdate 11 July 2011 ref It dates to the 7th century and was reportedly built in part from the materials of the initial Ghumdan palace which was destroyed by Caliph Uthman because he feared it could be used as a stronghold for a rebellion. ref name McLaughlin2008 cite book last McLaughlin first Daniel title Yemen the Bradt travel guide url http books.google.com books?id eQvhZaEVzjcC&pg PA86 accessdate 11 July 2011 date 12 February 2008 publisher Bradt Travel Guides isbn 9781841622125 page 86 ref References Reflist coord 15 20 55 N 44 12 57 E type landmark display title Category Mosques in Sana a Yemen struct stub mosque stub nl Grote moskee van Sanaa ... more details
Infobox mosque name GreatMosque of Central Java image Mesjid Agung Semarang 2009.jpg image size alt caption latitude longitude location year 2006 tradition administration ownership imam chairman spokesperson ... small renovations website url www.majt.org The GreatMosque of Central Java lang id Masjid Agung Jawa Tengah is a mosque in the city of Semarang , Central Java . Layout The mosque complex covers convert 10 ha acre . There are three central buildings arranged in the shape of a U, with the domed mosque at the centre all buildings have pitched, tiled roofs, while the central mosque has four minarets ... Agung Jateng History Preparations for the mosque s construction began on 6 June 2001, when the governor of Central Java formed the Coordination Team for the Construction of the GreatMosque lang id ... cite news title Masjid Agung Jateng Telah Mendunia trans title The GreatMosque of Central Java is Known ... Masjid Nabawi trans title Automatic Umbrellas at the GreatMosque of Semarang are Like Those at Masjid ... Jateng trans title President Opens the GreatMosque of Central Java language Indonesian url http ... Agung Jawa Tengah trans title History of the GreatMosque of Central Java language Indonesian url http www.majt.org v09 index.php?page 1 date publisher Grand Mosque of Central Java accessdate 12 ... thumb The inscription in front of the mosque In the central courtyard are six large hydraulically ... 99 m ft adj on tall Asmaul Husna Tower, designed to resemble the tower of a mosque in Kudus ... once under the purview of the Kauman Mosque of Semarang, only the site at Jl. Gajah was deemed large ... Sahal Mahfudz , and governor of Central Java Mardiyanto laid the first stake. While the mosque ... Masjid Agung The mosque was dedicated on 14 November 2006 by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ... diners. sfn Herusansono 2008, Resto Berputar, Restoran The mosque is also a tourist attraction, with buses ... title The marvels of a modern mosque trans title language work The Jakarta Post url http www.thejakartapost.com ... more details
Infobox World Heritage Site WHS GreatMosque and Hospital of Divri i Image Image DivrigiUluCami 2006 .jpg 300px State Party Turkey Type Cultural Criteria i, iv ID 358 Region List of World Heritage Sites in Europe Europe and North America Year 1985 Session 9th Link http whc.unesco.org en list 358 Divri i GreatMosque and Hospital lang tr Divri i Ulu Cami ve Dar ifa is an ornately decorated mosque and medical complex built in 1299 in the small eastern Anatolia n mountain town of Divri i , now in Sivas Province in Turkey . The architect was H rremshah of Ahlat and the mosque was built on the order of Ahmet Shah, ruler of the Mengujekids . ref UNESCO Culture World Heritage Centre, http whc.unesco.org en list 358 GreatMosque and Hospital of Divri i ref ref Todays Zaman, http www.todayszaman.com newsDetail getNewsById.action jsessionid CA7FAE74306C3AC5C5BD256142B706CF?newsId 249965 Divri i strives to become major tourist attraction , 10.07.2011 ref The inscriptions contain words of praise to the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate Anatolian Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I . The adjoining medical center dar ifa was built simultaneously with the mosque on the order of Turan Melek Sultan, daughter of the Mengujek ruler of Erzincan , Fahreddin Behram Shah. The exquisite carvings and architecture of both buildings put them among the most important works of architecture in Anatolia and led to their inclusion on UNESCO s World Heritage List in 1985. Of particular note are the geometrical and floral reliefs on the main door. Image DivrigiUluCamiportal 2006 .jpg thumb left 200px The portal of the Dar ifa See also Mengujekids Anatolian beyliks Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate External links div class references small http www.divrigim.com divrigigreatmosque.asp Divri i GreatMosque And Hospital cite web url http archnet.org library sites one site.tcl?site id 7802 fact sheet title GreatMosque ... title DEFAULTSORT Divrigi GreatMosque Category Sivas Category Mosques in Turkey Category World ... more details
Infobox religious building building name font color White GreatMosque of Tlemcen font center font infobox width image Grande mosquee Tlemcen face.jpg image size caption location flagicon ALG Algeria , Tlemcen geo religious affiliation Islam rite region province Tlemcen Province Tlemcen district Tlemcen District Tlemcen cercle municipality Tlemcen consecration year status Mosque leadership website architect architecture type Mosque architecture style Islamic architecture Islamic , Almoravid facade direction year completed construction cost capacity length width width nave height max dome quantity dome height outer dome height inner dome dia outer dome dia inner minaret quantity 1 minaret height spire quantity spire height materials The GreatMosque of Tlemcen lang ar , el Jemaa el Kebir litilimcen was first built in Tlemcen , Algeria in 1082. It is one of the best preserved examples of Almoravid architecture. It was built under sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin , but substantially reconstructed and enlarged by his son Ali ibn Yusuf . An inscription dates this reconstruction to 1136. Sultan Abu Yahya I bin Zayyan Yaghmoracen 1236 1283 , the founder of the Abdalwadid dynasty of Tlemcen added a section with a minaret and a dome in the 13th century. Next to the mosque there used to be an islamic court Makhama and an islamic university of considerable fame. References Jairazbhoy, R.A. 1972 , An Outline of Islamic Architecture , p.92 Michell, M. et al. eds. 1978 , Architecture of the Islamic World , Thames and Hudson, London, p.219 M. Hattstein and P. Delius eds. 2000 , Islam Art and Architecture , Konemann, Cologne External links Image Grande mosquee Tlemcen angle .jpg thumb left GreatMosque of Tlemcen, Algeria Muslimheritage.com http www.muslimheritage.com topics default.cfm?ArticleID 461 article by Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation ... mosques Mosque stub Algeria struct stub ar es Mezquita de Tremec n fr Grande Mosqu e ... more details
Infobox mosque name Masjid Agung Demak image Masjid demak.jpg latitude longitude location Demak , Indonesia year 1388 Saka or 1466 CE, or 887 H. administration Demak government imam tradition Islam specifications capacity minaret quantity None minaret height Masjid Agung Demak or Demak GreatMosque is one of the oldest mosque s in Indonesia , located in the center town of Demak , Central Java Indonesia . The mosque is believed to be built by Sunan Kalijaga , one of the Wali Songo nine Muslim saints during the first Demak Sultanate ruler, Raden Patah during the 15th century. ref Florida, Nancy K Writing the past, inscribing the future history as prophesy in colonial Java Durham, N.C. Duke University Press, 1995 Chapter. 5. The Demak Mosque A Construction of Authority Babad Jaka Tingkir . ISBN 0822316226 ref Features Although it has had a number of renovations, it is thought to be largely in its original form. ref Cite book last Turner first Peter title Java publisher Lonely Planet date November 1995 location Melbourne pages 78 79 isbn 0 86442 314 4 ref The mosque is a classic example of a traditional Javanese mosque . Unlike mosques in the Middle East it is built from timber . Rather than a dome, which did not appear on Indonesian mosques until the 19th century, the roof is tiered and supported by four saka guru teak pillars. ref Cite book last Turner first Peter title Java publisher Lonely Planet date November 1995 location Melbourne pages 78 79 isbn 0 86442 314 4 ref The tiered roof shows many similarities with wooden religious structures from the Hindu Buddhist civilizations of Java and Bali . The main entrance of Masjid Agung Demak consists of two door s carved with motifs of plant s, vase s, Crown headgear crown s and an animal head with an open wide toothed mouth. It is said that picture depicts the manifested thunder caught by Ki Ageng Selo, hence their name Lawang Bledheg the doors of thunder . Like other mosques of its era, its orientation towards Mecca is only ... more details
Infobox religious building building name GreatMosque of Brussels image Bruxelles Cinquantenaire la grande Mosqu e.JPG caption location Flagicon BEL Brussels , Belgium geo coord 50 50 36 N 4 23 16 E type landmark region BE BRU display inline,title religious affiliation Islam district City of Brussels functional status Active leadership website architecture type architecture style Islamic architecture Arabic facade direction year completed 1879 original building br 1978 transformation construction cost specifications architect Ernest Van Humbeek br Tunisian Boubaker capacity length width width nave height max dome quantity dome height outer dome height inner dome dia outer dome dia inner minaret quantity minaret height spire quantity spire height materials The GreatMosque of Brussels is the oldest mosque in Brussels . It is located in the Cinquantenaire Cinquantenaire Park . It is also the seat of the Islamic and Cultural Centre of Belgium . The original building was built by architect Ernest Van Humbeek in an Arabic style, to form the Oriental Pavilion of the National Exhibition in Brussels in 1880. At that time the pavilion housed a monumental painting on canvas Panorama of Cairo , by the Belgium Belgian painter Emile Wauters , which enjoyed major success. However, lack of maintenance in the twentieth century caused the building to deteriorate gradually. In 1967, King Baudouin made a gift of the building to King Faisal of Saudi Arabia Faisal ibn Abd al Aziz of Saudi Arabia , on an official visit to Belgium, that it might be turned into a place of worship for the use of the Muslim community of Belgium which had grown considerably by that time. The mosque, after a long reconstruction carried out at the expense of Saudi Arabia by Tunisian architect Boubaker, was inaugurated in 1978 in the presence of Khalid of Saudi Arabia Khalid ibn Abd al Aziz and Baudouin. Today, it also hosts a school and an Islamic research centre whose objectives are to propagate the Muslim faith ... more details
Infobox religious building infobox width image GreatMosque of Ma arrat al Numan 04.jpg image size caption building name GreatMosque of Maarrat al Numan br big big location flagicon Syria Maarrat al Numan , Syria geo coord 35 38 58 N 36 40 46 E region SY type landmark display inline,title religious affiliation Islam region Levant functional status In ruins website architect Hassan Ben Mukri al Sarman architecture type Mosque architecture style Ayyubid year completed construction cost capacity dome quantity dome height outer dome dia outer minaret quantity 1 minaret height materials The GreatMosque of Maarrat al Numan lang ar big big is an Ayyubid era mosque in the village of Maarrat al Numan between Hama and Aleppo in Syria . ref name ADL http www.archnet.org library sites one site.jsp?site id 7507 GreatMosque of Maarrat al Numan Archnet Digital Library. ref This congregational mosque was built in the first half of the twelfth century. ref name ADL History Ma arat al Nu man developed as a major caravan stop on the north south corridor between Aleppo and Damascus and later became an Arab stronghold on the eastern side of the Orontes river Orontes valley opposite the western string of Crusades Crusader castles. The mosque signified a rapidly growing site of political and geographical importance. All that remains of the mosque today is the square minaret that bears a close resemblance in form and ornamentation to the minaret of the GreatMosque of Aleppo . The architect Hassan Ben Mukri al Sarman, built the mosque in Ma arat al Nu man to rival the GreatMosque in Aleppo. In 1099, however, during the Siege of Ma arrat al Numan Crusader siege of Ma arat al Nu man a massacre of 20,000 of its residents severely diminished the town ... Rihawi publisher Publications of the Ministry of Culture and National Leadership year 1979 Image GreatMosque of Ma arrat al Numan 03.jpg thumb left Minaret of the Mosque Mosques in Syria Category Arabic ... more details
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