Nur al-Din Mosque
Also known as: Nur al-Din Mosque
Zengid era mosque of Hamas in Syria
Key facts
- Built
- 1172
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Overview
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The Nur al-Din Mosque is a Zengid-era mosque in Hama, Syria. It stands in the historic core of the city, in the Bab al-Na'ura area, between the Kaylaniyya quarter to the east and north and the Bustan al-Sa'ada quarter to the west, overlooking the east bank of the Orontes (Asi) river. It is counted among the notable landmarks of a city rich in historic mosques, alongside the Great Mosque and the Abu al-Fida Mosque. It takes its name from its founder, the Zengid ruler Nur al-Din Mahmud Zengi.
History
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The mosque was founded by Nur al-Din Zengi on the site of an old monastery known as Deir Qazma. Our records give the year of construction as 1172.
It also housed a historic minbar dating from the same period, which has since been moved to the Hama Museum.
The mosque was badly damaged during the shelling of the city in 1982 and was later restored to its present state.
From Wikipedia
The Nur Al-Din Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع نُور ٱلدِّين, romanized: Jāmiʿ Nūr ad-Dīn) is a Zengid-era mosque in Hama, Syria. It was founded by Nur al-Din in 1163-64 CE. It also contained a historic minbar from the same date, which has subsequently been relocated to the local Hama Museum.
The mosque was profoundly damaged in the 1982 shelling of the city and subsequently restored to its current state.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A_(%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A9)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_al-Din_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Nur_ad-Din_de_Hama
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86