Fakhr al-Din Mosque

For the mosque in Lebanon, see Fakhreddine Mosque.

The Fakhr al-Din Mosque (Arabic: مسجد فخر الدين زنكي^[1][2]) is a mosque located in the historical Hamar Weyne district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia.^[3]

Fakhr al-Din Mosque
مسجد فخر الدين
Illustration of the mosque in 1882
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu, Banaadir
Country	Somalia
Shown within Somalia
Geographic coordinates	2°02′01″N 45°20′09″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Somalo-Islamic
Founder	Sultan Fakr ad-Din
Completed	1269 CE
Specifications
Dome	2
Minaret	1
Materials	Marble

Overview

The historical Hamar Weyne district contains approximately 25 small mosques.^[3]

The construction of the mosque is dated by a 1269 CE inscription, attributing construction of the mosque to Sultan Fakr ad-Din.^[1][4] 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.^[5]

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.

Gallery

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  A marble Quranic inscription outside the mosque
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  Round and hexagonal conical domes

See also

• Islam portal
• Somalia portal

• Islam in Somalia
• List of mosques in Somalia