Fakhr al-Din Mosque

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Fakhr al-Din Mosque
مسجد فخر الدين
Fakr Ud Din Mosque.jpg
Illustration of the mosque in 1882
Religion
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Location
Location Mogadishu, Somalia
Architecture
TypeMosque
Style Somalo-Islamic
Date established1269 CE
Specifications
Dome(s)2
Minaret(s)1

The Fakhr al-Din Mosque (Arabic : مسجد فخر الدين زنكي), [1] [2] is a historic mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia. It is located in the Hamar Weyne District, one of the oldest parts of the city. [3]

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Description

A marble Quranic inscription outside the mosque Fakhr Ad Din Mosque Inscription.jpg
A marble Quranic inscription outside the mosque

The construction of the mosque is dated by an inscription to 1269 CE. [1] [4] The structure displays a compact rectangular plan, with a domed mihrab axis. The mihrab is made of marble from northern India and bears a dated inscription. [5]

Historic photographs of the mosque feature in drawings and images of central Mogadishu from the late 19th century onwards. The mosque can be identified amidst other buildings by its two cones, one round and the other hexagonal.

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References

  1. 1 2 Petersen, Andrew (2002). Dictionary of Islamic Architecture. Routledge. p. 71. ISBN   978-1-134-61365-6.
  2. Pradines, Stéphane (2022). Historic Mosques in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Timbuktu to Zanzibar. Brill. p. 233. ISBN   978-90-04-47261-7.
  3. Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 204–205.
  4. Cerulli, E. & Freeman-Greenville, G.S.P. (1991). "Maḳdis̲h̲ū". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E. & Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume VI: Mahk–Mid. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 128. ISBN   978-90-04-08112-3.
  5. Michell, George, ed. (1978). Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning. Thames & Hudson. p. 278. ISBN   9780500278475.

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