Nur_Al-Din_Mosque

Nur al-Din Mosque

Nur al-Din Mosque

Zengid era mosque of Hamas in Syria

The Nur Al-Din Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع نُور ٱلدِّين, romanized: Jāmiʿ Nūr ad-Dīn, transliteration: Jami Nur al-Din) is a Zengid-era mosque in Hama, Syria.[1] It was founded by Nur al-Din in 1163-64 CE. It also contained a historic minbar from the same date, which is now held at the local Hama Museum.[2]

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The mosque was profoundly damaged in the 1982 shelling of the city and subsequently restored to its current state.

Prior to 1982 shelling
After shelling

References

  1. [1]
    Nur al-Din Mosque Archnet Digital Library.
  2. [2]
    Hafian, Waal. "Minbar". Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

Bibliography

  • Rihawi, Abdul Qader (1979). Arabic Islamic Architecture: Its Characteristics and Traces in Syria. Publications of the Ministry of Culture and National Leadership.


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