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Al-Naqah Mosque

mosque in Tripoli, Libya

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Al-Naqah Mosque, also written Naga Mosque, is a historic mosque in the Old City of Tripoli, Libya. Its Arabic name means "mosque of the female camel". It is regarded as the oldest mosque in the Old City and one of the oldest in North Africa. Arabic-language material puts its age at roughly twelve centuries and says it was built before Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo. Its area is given as about 900 square metres. The mosque stands on Jami' al-Duruj Street in the Old City.

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The al-Naqah Mosque or Naga Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الناقة, lit. 'mosque of the [female] camel') is a historic mosque in Tripoli, Libya.

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