- Nur al-Din Mosque
-
Nur Al-Din Mosque
جامع نور الدينThe minaret of Nur al-Din Mosque
Basic information Location Hama, Syria Geographic coordinates 35°8′6″N 36°45′9″E / 35.135°N 36.7525°ECoordinates: 35°8′6″N 36°45′9″E / 35.135°N 36.7525°E Affiliation Islam Region Levant Status Active Architectural description Architectural type Mosque Architectural style Zengid Completed 1172 Specifications Minaret(s) 1 Materials Basalt, Limestone, Tiles The Nur Al-Din Mosque (Arabic: جامع نور الدين, transliteration: Jami Nur al-Din) is a Zengid-era mosque in Hama, Syria, located on the banks of the Orontes river.[1] The mosque was erected by Nur ad-Din Zangi in 1172. The square minaret, made of alternating bands of black basalt and yellow limestone, is the mosque's strongest feature. Inside the mosque, the intricately carved wooden minbar still stands as one of the oldest preserved testaments to Islamic history.[1]
References
- ^ a b Nur al-Din Mosque Archnet Digital Library.
Bibliography
- Rihawi, Abdul Qader (1979). Arabic Islamic Architecture: Its Characteristics and Traces in Syria. Publications of the Ministry of Culture and National Leadership.
Mosques in Syria Adiliyah Mosque • Aqsab Mosque • Darwish Pasha Mosque • Great Mosque of Aleppo • Great Mosque of Hama • Great Mosque of Maarrat al-Numan • Great Mosque of al-Nuri • Great Mosque of Raqqah • Hanabila Mosque • Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque • Khusruwiyah Mosque • Murad Pasha Mosque • Al-Nuqtah Mosque • Nabi Habeel Mosque • Naissa Mosque • Nur al-Din Mosque • Al-Omari Mosque • Saffahiyah Mosque • Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque • Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque • Sinan Pasha Mosque • Tekkiye Mosque • Umayyad Mosque • Yalbugha MosqueCategories:- Buildings and structures completed in 1172
- Mosques in Hama
- Arabic architecture
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.