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Mosque Of Ibrahim Terbana
The Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana () also known as the Terbana Mosque, is an Egyptian mosque in Alexandria built in 1684–1685 by a Moroccans, Moroccan merchant named Hajji, Hajj Ibrahim Terbana. Location The Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana is located in Faransa Street, in El Gomrok district. Restoration Restorations on the mosque have started to take place since 2010. 23 Million Egyptian pound, Egyptian pounds have been invested into the restoration for the aim of protecting the mosque from people encroaching on the sanctity of the mosque. Architecture The building has two floors, the ground floor is occupied with shops, the mosque itself is in the first floor which makes it a so-called "hanging mosque". The exterior of the mosque is white, except for the doorway which is built from brick painted red and black in the Delta Style. The wooden door is below a pointed trefoil blind arch that consists of and is surrounded by painted red and black brickwork that forms geometric motives. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply ' (). Arabic is the List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language, third most widespread official language after English and French, one of six official languages of the United Nations, and the Sacred language, liturgical language of Islam. Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
