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  2. Madinat al-Zahra - Wikipedia

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    [57] [58] Outside the mosque, on its northwest side and near the entrance, is a set of facilities which provided for the ritual of ablutions. [59] Remains of the ablutions facilities on the northwest side of the mosque. The mosque building was divided between an open courtyard to the northwest and an interior prayer hall to the southeast. The ...

  3. Conversion of mosques into non-Islamic places of worship

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    Mosque remains almost not altered in the later centuries. Current building was built in 2 stages, one early 15th century, other late 15th century. It is attached to the remains of the old fortified tower of town castle. Converted into a church in 1526. [7] Aljama Mosque of Medina Azahara: Aljama Masjid of Madinat al-Zahra Córdoba: Spain: 940 1010

  4. List of former mosques in Spain - Wikipedia

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    Mosque remains almost not altered in the later centuries. Current building was built in 2 stages, one early 15th century, other late 15th century. It is attached to the remains of the old fortified tower of town castle. Converted into a church in 1526. [13] Aljama Mosque of Medina Azahara: Aljama Masjid of Madinat al-Zahra Córdoba: Andalusia ...

  5. List of the oldest mosques - Wikipedia

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    Like the Qarawiyyin Mosque, there are doubts about the story of its foundation. The oldest parts of the present building date from the 10th century. [44] It was mostly reconstructed by the Almohads between 1203 and 1207. [48] Al-Naqah Mosque: Tripoli Libya: 973 Oldest Islamic monument in Tripoli, [49] though its history is not well-known. [50]

  6. 8th century in architecture - Wikipedia

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    784–6 – Aljama Mosque (Mosque of Córdoba (Mezquita de Córdoba)) built in the Emirate of Córdoba, designed by Sidi ben Ayub for Emir Abd al-Rahman I. 786 – Aachen Cathedral begun. 787 – Construction of the first Würzburg Cathedral (building no longer existing). 790s – Villa and oratory at Germigny-des-Prés begun. 799 – Lyon ...

  7. Athens, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Athens is the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee, United States [8] and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga . [ 9 ]

  8. File:Great Mosque of Cordoba, interior, 8th - 10th centuries ...

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    Great Mosque of Cordoba, interior, 8th - 10th centuries (38). "The effect of two sets of arches is mesmerizing, especially so because the white stone arches are banded with red brick" -- Witold Rybczynski, The Story of Architecture, 2022. Date: Taken on 11 August 2016, 11:53: Source: Great Mosque of Cordoba, interior, 8th - 10th centuries (38 ...

  9. List of archaeological sites in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    In Tennessee, Prehistoric is generally defined as the time between the appearance of the first people in the region (c. 12,000 BC) and the arrival of the first European explorers (c. 1540 AD). The Historic period begins after the arrival of those Europeans and continues to the present.