Al Bidya Mosque
Mosque in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al-Bidya Mosque (Gulf Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدْيَة, romanized: Masjid Al-Bidyah, sometimes transliterated as Al-Bidiyah (ٱلْبِدِيَة) or Al-Badiyah (ٱلْبَدِيَة)) is a historical mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah, the U.A.E. It was the oldest known mosque in the country,[2] prior to the discovery in September 2018 of the ruins of a 1000-year-old mosque dating back to the Islamic Golden Age, near the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque in the city of Al Ain, Emirate of Abu Dhabi.[3][4] Still in use, it is located in the small village of Al-Badiyah or Al-Bidiyah, about 40 km (25 mi) north of the Emirate's capital city,[5] and is also known as the "Ottoman Mosque".[1][6]
Al-Bidya Mosque The Ottoman Mosque[1] | |
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Masjid Al-Bidyah (مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدْيَة) Masjid Al-Bidiyah (مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدِيَة) Masjid Al-Badiyah (مَسْجِد ٱلْبَدِيَة) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Location | |
Location | Al-Bidiyah, Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates |
Geographic coordinates | 25°26′20.65″N 56°21′14.08″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Date established | 15th century C.E. |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 4 |
Minaret(s) | 0 |