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Construction
Construction of Fakr ad-Din Mosque
mosque in Somalia
- 13th century – 13th century
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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mosque in Somalia
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The Fakhr al-Din Mosque (Arabic: مسجد فخر الدين زنكي) is a mosque located in the historical Hamar Weyne district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia.
The historical Hamar Weyne district contains approximately 25 small mosques.
The construction of the mosque is dated by a 1269 CE inscription, attributing construction of the mosque to Sultan Fakr ad-Din. 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.
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 conical domes, one round and the other hexagonal.
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