Fakhr al-Din Mosque explained

Building Name:Fakhr al-Din Mosque
مسجد فخر الدين
Location:Mogadishu, Somalia
Religious Affiliation:Sunni Islam
Architecture Type:Mosque
Architecture Style:Somalo-Islamic
Established:1269 CE
Dome Quantity:2
Minaret Quantity:1

The Fakhr al-Din Mosque (Arabic: مسجد فخر الدين زنكي),[1] is the second oldest mosque in Somalia after Masjid al-Qiblatayn. It is located in the Hamar Weyne District of Mogadishu, one of the oldest parts of the city.[2]

Description

The construction of the mosque is dated by an inscription to 1269 CE.[3] The structure displays a compact rectangular plan, with a domed mihrab axis. The mihrab is made of marble from northern India and bears a dated inscription.[4]

Historic photographs of the mosque feature in drawings and images of central Mogadishu from the late 19th century onwards. The mosque can be identified amidst other buildings by its two cones, one round and the other hexagonal.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Pradines, Stéphane . Historic Mosques in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Timbuktu to Zanzibar . Brill . 2022 . 978-90-04-47261-7 . 233 . en.
  2. Book: Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. 204–205.
  3. Book: Petersen, Andrew . Dictionary of Islamic Architecture . Routledge . 2002 . 978-1-134-61365-6 . 71 . en.
  4. Book: Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning . Thames & Hudson . 1978 . 9780500278475 . Michell . George . 278 . en.