Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
| Al-Bakiriyya Mosque | |
|---|---|
جامع البكيرية | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Sana'a, Yemen |
  Yemen | |
| Geographic coordinates | 15°21′11″N 44°12′54″E / 15.35306°N 44.21500°E |
| Architecture | |
| 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]
See also
References
- ^ Marshall Cavendish Reference (2010). Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World. Marshall Cavendish. p. 149. ISBN 0761479295.
- ^ Marshall Cavendish Reference (2010). Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World. Marshall Cavendish. p. 149. ISBN 0761479295.
