Nur al-Din Mosque

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Nur Al-Din Mosque
جامع نور الدين
Hama-AlNouri minaret.jpg
The minaret of Nur al-Din Mosque
Basic information
Location Syria Hama, Syria
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Affiliation Islam
Region Levant
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Zengid
Completed 1172
Specifications
Minaret(s) 1
Materials Basalt, Limestone, Tiles

The Nur Al-Din Mosque (Arabic: جامع نور الدين‎‎, transliteration: Jami Nur al-Din) is a Zengid-era mosque in Hama, Syria.[1]

The mosque was profoundly damaged in the 1982 shelling of the city and subsequently restored to its current state.

File:Before Hama Massacre.jpg
Prior to 1982 shelling
After shelling

References

  1. Nur al-Din Mosque Archnet Digital Library.

Bibliography

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