Mu'allaq Mosque | |
Native Name: | المسجد المعلق |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Location: | Tripoli, North Governorate |
Country: | Lebanon |
Architecture Style: | Ottoman architecture |
Year Completed: | 1561 |
Minaret Quantity: | 1 |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
The Mu'allaq Mosque is a mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon. It was commissioned by the Ottoman governor of Tripoli Mahmud Lutfi al-Za'im and constructed in 1559[1] [2] in the early time of Ottoman Syria under Suleiman the Magnificent. Its name means "hanging mosque" originating in the location of the mosque in the first floor of a structure partly roofing a street.[3] Steps lead up to the entrance of the mosque. Above the door, a foundation inscription on stone is installed mentioning the completion of the mosque in Rabi' al-Awwal of AH 969 (November/December 1561).[4] The mosque has an octagonal minaret that is decorated by two bands of black stone. The minaret is crowned by two levels having a balcony each, the eight windows of the lower balcony are roofed by pointed arches. Next to the mosque, there is a garden that can be reached by steps. The garden is the location of the Mausoleum of Mahmud Lutfi al-Za'im.