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The Fakhreddine Mosque () is a
Sunni Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Mu ...
Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...
, located in
Deir al-Qamar Deir al-Qamar () is a city south-east of Beirut in south-central Lebanon. It is located five kilometres outside of Beit ed-Dine in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate at 800 m of average altitude. History Crusader period The ol ...
,
Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...
. Built in 1493 by
Fakhr al-Din I Fakhr al-Din Uthman ibn al-Hajj Yunis Ibn Ma'n (), also known as Fakhr al-Din I, was the Druze emir of the Chouf district in southern Mount Lebanon from at least the early 1490s until his death in 1506, during Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo), Mamluk rul ...
and restored in the sixteenth century, it is the oldest mosque in
Mount Lebanon Mount Lebanon (, ; , ; ) is a mountain range in Lebanon. It is about long and averages above in elevation, with its peak at . The range provides a typical alpine climate year-round. Mount Lebanon is well-known for its snow-covered mountains, ...
. The mosque has an octagonal
minaret A minaret is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Muslim call to prayer (''adhan'') from a muezzin, but they also served as landmarks and symbols of Islam's presence. They can h ...
.


See also

* Fakhreddine Palace *
Islam in Lebanon Islam has a long, continuous history in Lebanon. A substantial portion of the Lebanese population is Muslim, probably representing a majority of the population, although the precise percentage is difficult to ascertain. The Lebanese constitu ...
*
List of mosques in Lebanon This is a list of mosques in Lebanon. See also * Lists of mosques * List of mosques in Beirut * Islam in Lebanon External links

{{Asia topic, List of mosques in Mosques in Lebanon, Lists of mosques by country, Lebanon Lists of mosque ...


References


External links


Deir el Qamar Website
1490s in the Middle East 15th-century mosques in Lebanon Chouf District Mosque buildings with minarets in Lebanon Buildings and structures completed in 1493 Mosques completed in the 1490s Sunni mosques in Lebanon {{Lebanon-mosque-stub