Al-Bakiriyya Mosque

Bakiriyya Dom is a mosque constructed in Sana'a around 159697 by the Ottoman governor of Yemen, Hasan Pasha.[1] The mosque fell into disrepair after the Ottomans were driving out of Yemen in 1626 but was fully restored when the Ottomans recaptured Sana'a in 1878.[2]

Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
جامع البكيرية
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationSana'a, Yemen
Yemen
Geographic coordinates15°21′11″N 44°12′54″E
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1597
Al-Bakiriyya in 1926 year.

See also

References

  1. Marshall Cavendish Reference (2010). Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World. Marshall Cavendish. p. 149. ISBN 0761479295.
  2. Marshall Cavendish Reference (2010). Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World. Marshall Cavendish. p. 149. ISBN 0761479295.
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