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Al-Sarraji Mosque (Arabic: جامع السراجي) is an ancient historical mosque located in the Abi al-Khasib district in Basra, Iraq. Al-Sarraji Mosque is characterized by its ancient heritage and archaeological architecture and is distinguished by its luxurious archaeological minaret built of ancient bricks. [ 1 ]
The mosque has been known for offering a separate prayer area for women. [2] This section was established in the late 1990s but was closed for some years due to security concerns. [ 2 ] In March 2020, the women's prayer area was reopened, allowing women to participate on Friday and Eid prayers .
The chandelier in the praying hall. A major feature of the design of the interior is the prayer carpet which covers the floor of the prayer hall. It contains, 1,700,000,000 knots, weighs 21 tonnes and took four years to produce with over 600 workers and handmade , and brings together the classical Persian Tabriz, Kashan and Isfahan design traditions. 28 colors in varying shades were used, the ...
It is situated about equidistant from the sea to the east and to the south; the floor of the mosques is (as estimated by eye) two metres or a little less below the level of the ground outside. Mogadishu has 3 of the oldest mosques on the East African coast, attested to their inscriptions inside the mosques; Jamaa' Hamar Weyne Arbaca Rukun and ...
The Yavuz Selim Mosque, also known as the Selim I Mosque and the Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque (Turkish: Yavuz Selim Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque located at the top of the 5th hill of Istanbul, Turkey, in the neighborhood of Çukurbostan, overlooking the Golden Horn. Its size and geographic position make it a familiar landmark ...
The mosque was restored and expanded by the Zengid sultan Nur al-Din in 1159 after a great fire that had destroyed the earlier Umayyad structure; [6] In 1260, the mosque was razed by the Mongols. [12] [17] In 1281, the mosque was burned again by the Mongols, and the minbar was taken by the Armenians of Sis, according to Al-Mufaddal. [18]
The base is about 8 metres above the ground. The tower rises about 62 metres on the base, and the total height of the Minar is about 70 metres above the ground. The unfolding petals of the flower-like base are 9 metres high. The diameter of the tower is about 9.75 meters. The rostrum is built of patterned tiles, and faces Badshahi Mosque. The ...