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Al-Omari Mosque (Bosra)

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Before it was destroyed, this mosque was one of the oldest standing mosques in the world. It served as a rest stop for travelers, Arab caravans on trade routes through Syria and pilgrims traveling to Mecca. The travelers used the central courtyard of the mosque as a marketplace as well as a place to
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The mosque's square minaret was one of the earliest examples of Umayyad-style minarets. Mosques in Damascus and Aleppo have similar style minarets from the same dynasty. This style of minaret was potentially inspired by the steeples of Syrian churches.
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sleep. The arcades of the mosque on the eastern and western sides enclosed this central courtyard. The south side of the mosque had a double arcade that led to the mosque's prayer hall.
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Damage to Bosra began in 2012, as shells and tanks caused significant damage during the
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in 636 CE, and it was completed in the early 8th century by Caliph
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Affiliation
Islam
Levant
Bosra
Syria
Mosque
Style
Umayyad
Minaret

J.L.Porter
1865
Arabic
romanized
mosque
Bosra
Syria
Umar
Muslim conquest of Syria
Yazid II
Ayyubid
Syrian civil war
Bosra


Al-Omari Mosque
"Jami' al-'Umari | Inauguration of the restored prayer hall | Archnet"
"Minaret"
World History Encyclopedia

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