Al-Omari Mosque
mosque
Key facts
- Built
- 720
- Foundation/Institution
- Ömer b. Abdülaziz
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Overview
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The Al-Omari Mosque (al-Masjid al-ʿUmarī) is one of the mosques of Bosra ash-Sham, in Syria's Daraa Governorate. Arabic sources also call it the Jami al-Arous. It is recorded as a work of Umayyad architecture and is dated to about 720. Its name comes from the adjective al-ʿUmarī, meaning "of Umar".
History
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According to our records, the mosque was built around 720 under the commission of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.
From Wikipedia
The Al-Omari Mosque of Bosra (Arabic: الْمَسْجِد الْعُمَرِي, romanized: al-Masjid al-ʿUmarīy) is a mosque in the Roman Ancient city of Bosra, Syria, a World Heritage Site. The mosque was founded by Caliph Umar, who led the Muslim conquest of Syria in 636 CE, and it was completed in 721 CE by Caliph Yazid II. The mosque was renovated in the 12th and 13th century CE by the Ayyubid dynasties. The mosque was lightly damaged between 2012 and 2014, during the Syrian civil war. The mosque has been renovated, and is active.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A_(%D8%A8%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%89)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Omari-Moschee_(Bosra)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Omari_Mosque_(Bosra)
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C_(%D8%A8%D8%B5%D8%B1%DB%8C)