Murad Agha Mosque
Also known as: Murad Agha Mosque
Mosque in Tajura, Libya
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Overview
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The Murad Agha Mosque stands in Tajura, a district east of Tripoli, the Libyan capital, on Central Tajoura Street. It is named after Murad Agha, the Ottoman governor of Tripoli who had it built in the mid-16th century. According to Arabic Wikipedia, it is regarded as the first Ottoman mosque in Libya and one of the notable landmarks of the Tajura area. Its minaret dates from the 20th century.
History
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The mosque was commissioned in the 1550s by Murad Agha, described as the first Ottoman beylerbey of Tripoli. Arabic-language sources call it the first Ottoman mosque in Libya.
The original minaret collapsed in 1901. The present minaret was built in the 20th century to replace it.
From Wikipedia
The Murad Agha Mosque (Arabic: جامع مراد آغا) is a mosque in Tajura, Libya. Its construction was commissioned by Murad Agha, the first Ottoman Beylerbey of Tripoli, in the 1550s. The mosque's minaret was built in the 20th century, in place of a previous one that collapsed in 1901.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murad_Agha_Mosque
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murad_A%C4%9Fa_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF