- Masjid al-Hisn
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Masjid al-Hisn (Arabic: مسجد الحصن) ("The Fortress Mosque") was built between 717 to 720CE by the Umayyad caliph Umar II, after he decided that Mopsuestia in the present Turkey provided a key city to stop a potential Greek attack against Antioch.[1]
A cistern within the structure was inscribed with Umar's full name, Umar ibn-'Abd-al-'Aziz.[1]
The building fell into ruin during the reign of Al-Mu'tasim, approximately 120 years later.[1]
References
- ^ a b c al-Baladhuri, Ahmad The Origins of the Islamic State, Part 2 - Chapter 16
Categories:- Mosques in Turkey
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