Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana explained

Ibrahim Terbana Mosque
Native Name:	مسجد ابراهيم تربانة
Native Name Lang:	Arabic
Religious Affiliation:	Islam
Location:	Alexandria
District:	El Gomrok
Country:	Egypt
Year Completed:	1684-1685
Minaret Quantity:	1

The Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana (ar|مسجد ابراهبم تربانة|Masjid Ibrāhym Terbānā) also known as the Terbana Mosque, is an Egyptian mosque in Alexandria built in 1684–1685^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} by a Moroccan merchant named Hajj Ibrahim Terbana.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Location

The Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana is located in Faransa Street,^{[8] [9]} in El Gomrok district.^{[10] [11]}

Restoration

Restorations on the mosque have started to take place since 2010.^[12] 23 Million Egyptian pounds have been invested into the restoration for the aim of protecting the mosque from people encroaching on the sanctity of the mosque.^[13]

Architecture

The building has two floors, the ground floor is occupied with shops, the mosque itself is in the first floor which makes it a so-called "hanging mosque".^[14] The exterior of the mosque is white, except for the doorway which is built from brick painted red and black in the Delta Style.^{[15] [16]} The wooden door is below a pointed trefoil blind arch that is consists of and is surrounded by painted red and black brickwork that forms geometric motives.

The mosque's minaret is supported by two Corinthian capital antique columns.^{[17] [18] [19]} The right capital incorporates a small face with a widely opened mouth.^[20] The minaret's square socle above the columns leads to an octagonal section above it which is covered by a terrace. On top of it is a cylinder shaped section.

The rectangular prayer hall is separated by two rows of each four columns and covered by a decorated wooden ceiling. The mihrab is covered with ceramic tiles in North African style with floral motives.^[21]

References

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Notes and References

1. Book: Middle East and Africa . Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger, Trudy Ring . 5 March 2014 . Taylor & Francis . 9781134259861.
2. Book: Jones, Dalu . Tile pictures in North Africa . Jones . 1978 . 9780906468012.
3. Book: Lee, Sattin, Jessica, Anthony . Lonely Planet Egypt . Lonely Planet . 2012. 978-1-83758-286-0 .
4. Book: Richardson, Jacobs, Dan, Daniel, Jessica . Egypt . 599 . Rough Guides . 2003 . 9781843530503.
5. Book: Grady, Ellen . EGYPT GUIDEBOOK A Traveller's Guide to the Land of History and Mystery . 30 December 2021 . Notion Press . 9781685389833.
6. Web site: مسجد "تربانة" أقدم المساجد العثمانية المعلقة بالإسكندرية . Terbana Mosque, the oldest Ottoman style hanging mosque in Alexandria . محمد عبد الغنى . Ahram Online . ar . 31 July 2023.
7. Web site: Asharq Al-Awsat . The Hanging Mosque of Tarbana...a tourist attraction that takes Alexandria back to the Ottoman era..
8. Book: Ägypten: die klassische Nilreise . Hans-Günter Semsek. 2010 . DuMont Reiseverlag . 978-3-7701-7283-2 .
9. Book: On Miracle Ground II . Deus Loci. 1986 . Deus Loci .
10. Web site: Neglect strikes the hanging mosques in Alexandria. .
11. Web site: masrawy.com . built in the 17th century.. Antiquities remove encroachments on the Tarbana Mosque in Alexandria. .
12. Web site: Restoration of Tarbana mosque Alexandria - Egypt . 2024-10-09 . The Arab Contractors.
13. Web site: presidency.eg . Restoration of the Tarbana Mosque in Alexandria, Egyptian Presidency website page..
14. 65.
15. Book: Travelaid Guide to Egypt . Michael Haag . 1981. Travelaid . 978-0-902743-14-4 .
16. Book: Forster, Edward . Alexandria: A Tapestry of Lives Intertwined in a Changing City . 2 February 2024 . Namaskar Book.
17. Book: Egypt (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides).
18. Book: Dan Richardson, Daniel Jacobs . The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids . September 2011 . Penguin . 9781405386371.
19. Book: Eva Ambros . Egypt . Hunter Publishing . 2001 . 9783886181407.
20. See this photo.
21. https://www.arabcont.com/English/project-710 This page