Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
Al-Bakiriyya Mosque | |
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Location | Sana'a, Yemen |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
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Architectural type | Mosque |
Completed | 1597 |
Bakiriyya Dom is a mosque constructed in Sana'a around 1596–97 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]
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Coordinates: 15°21′11″N 44°12′54″E / 15.35306°N 44.21500°E
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