Ar-Rahman Mosque (Aleppo)
Appearance
Ar-Rahman mosque جامع الرحمن | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Aleppo, Syria |
Geographic coordinates | 36°12′59″N 37°08′18″E / 36.21639°N 37.13833°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Completed | 1978 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 6 |
Ar-Rahman Mosque (Arabic: جامع الرحمن) is a contemporary mosque in Aleppo, Syria, located on King Faisal Street. It was opened in 1978 and features a combined style of the early Umayyad architecture and modern mosques. It has a large central dome surrounded with 2 high and 4 shorter rectangular minarets. The external walls of the mosque are decorated with stones in the form of traditional Quran pages, inscribed with some verses from the Ar-Rahman sura.[1]