Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
Also known as: Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
mosque in Sanaa', Yemen
Key facts
- Built
- 1596
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Overview
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The Al-Bakiriyya Mosque is an Ottoman building in the historic centre of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. Our record gives its construction year as 1596, while the sources date it to around 1596–97 or to 1597. It is associated with the first period of Ottoman rule in Yemen, and Arabic sources also refer to it as the Dome of al-Bakiriyya. According to its address record, it stands in the Old City district of Sanaa, in the area of Bahr Rajraj.
History
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The mosque was built in Sanaa around 1596–97 by Hasan Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Yemen. After the Ottomans were driven out of Yemen in 1626, it fell into disrepair. When the Ottomans retook Sanaa in 1878, the mosque was fully restored.
From Wikipedia
Bakiriyya Mosque is a mosque constructed in Sana'a around 1596–97 by the Ottoman governor of Yemen, Hasan Pasha. The mosque fell into disrepair after the Ottomans were driven out of Yemen in 1626 but was fully restored when the Ottomans recaptured Sana'a in 1878.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bakiriyya_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_al-Bakiriyya
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%8F
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A8%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%81