The Mosque of the Dome of the Mahdi or Al-Mahdi Mosque ( ar, جامع قبة المهدي) is one of the historical
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
s in the historic old city of
Sana'a
Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Gover ...
,
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
. It forms a part of
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
Old City of Sana'a.
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UNESCO It is located in the Al-Kareem Al-Mahdi neighborhood in the western Sarar district.
[صنعاء. أسس التصميم المعماري والتخطيط الحضري في العصور الإسلامية المختلفة p.283-285] It was built in 1651 by the order of Imam Mahdi Abbas bin Mansour. The tomb was built after the death of Imam Mahdi Abbas in 1768.
See also
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List of mosques in Yemen
This is a list of mosques in the Republic of Yemen, in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
See also
* List of mosques in Sana'a
* Islam in Yemen
* Lists of mosques
Lists of mosques cover mosques, places of worship for Muslims. Th ...
References
17th-century mosques
Buildings and structures completed in 1651
Mosques in Sanaa
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