Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Also known as: Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
historic mosque in Homs, Syria
Key facts
- Built
- 1908
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Overview
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The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque stands in the city of Homs, Syria, in the north-eastern part of the city on the Orontes River. It is built in the Ottoman architectural tradition and takes its name from the companion and commander Khalid ibn al-Walid, associated with the Battle of the Yarmouk in 636. Sources describe a mausoleum within the mosque that is attributed to him. The district is named differently in different sources, including Hameidiyyah, al-Khalidiyya and al-Shuhada, and the address is recorded as Khalid ibn al-Walid Street.
History
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Our records give 1908 as the year of construction, and the building is classed as Ottoman in style.
Sources differ on whose tomb lies inside the mosque. One view holds that it is the tomb of Khalid ibn al-Walid. Another tradition says it belongs to Khalid ibn Yazid, a grandson of Mu'awiya.
From Wikipedia
The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد خَالِد ٱبْن ٱلْوَلِيد, romanized: Masjid Khālid ibn al-Walīd) is a mosque in Homs, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada ("Martyrs") Square.
The mosque is dedicated to Khalid ibn al-Walid, an Arab military commander who led the Muslim conquest of Syria in the 7th century following the decisive Battle of Yarmouk, which put an end to Byzantine rule in Syria. His dome-topped mausoleum is located in a corner of the prayer hall and has served as a pilgrimage center. Two tall minarets, with narrow galleries constructed of alternating horizontal rows of white and black stone, are situated at the building's northwestern and northeastern corners and reflect the traditional Islamic architecture style of the Levant.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C4%81lid-ibn-al-Wal%C4%ABd-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_ibn_al-Walid_Mosque
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Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Khalid_ibn_al-Walid_(Syrie)
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Khalid_bin_Walid
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halid_bin_Velid_Camii
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