Fakr ad-Din Mosque
Also known as: Fakr ad-Din Mosque
mosque in Somalia
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Overview
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The Fakr ad-Din Mosque stands in Hamar Weyne, described as the oldest quarter of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Sources call it the oldest mosque in the city and one of the oldest Islamic structures in Africa. It is associated with the Shirazi building tradition. Together with the Husuni Kubwa palace at Kilwa Kisiwani, it is named among the two oldest surviving buildings on the East African coast. The name is also written Fakhr al-Din or Fakhruddin.
History
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According to the sources, the mosque was built in 1269 under Fakhr ad-Din, the first sultan of Mogadishu. One Arabic-language source states that it was constructed using Indian marble.
From Wikipedia
The Fakhr al-Din Mosque (Arabic: مسجد فخر الدين زنكي) is a mosque located in the historical Hamar Weyne district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%81%D8%AE%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B2%D9%86%D9%83%D9%8A
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakr-ad-Din-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakhr_al-Din_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Fakr_ad-Din
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%80_%D0%B0%D0%B4-%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BD
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%81%D8%AE%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86