Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque is a mosque in Homs, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. The mosque is dedicated to Khalid ibn al-Walid, an Arab military commander who led the Muslim conquest of Syria in the 7th century following the decisive Battle of Yarmouk, which put an end to Byzantine rule in Syria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mosque
- Description: Historic Mosque
- Also known as: “Jāmi‘ Sayyidnā Khālid Bin al Walīd”, “Jami` Sayyidna Khalid Bin al Walid”, and “Khalid Ibn al-Waleed Mosque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al Nuri Great Mosque and The Museum of Homs.
Al Nuri Great Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri also called al-Nouri Mosque, is a mosque in Homs, Syria. It is situated off ash-Shouhada street, adjacent to the city's historical roofed souqs. Al Nuri Great Mosque is situated 700 metres south of Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque.
The Museum of Homs
Museum
Homs Museum is an archaeological museum located in the city of Homs, Syria. It is situated on Shukri al-Quwatli Street, one of the city's main streets. The Museum of Homs is situated 680 metres southwest of Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque.
Umm al-Zenar Church
Church
Photo: Shaza Askar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Mary of the Holy Belt Cathedral is a Syriac Orthodox cathedral in Homs, Syria. The first structure on the site was completed in 59 AD, and the present structure dates from 1852. It is the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Homs and Hama. Umm al-Zenar Church is situated 1 km southeast of Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Homs and Fairouzeh.
Homs
Photo: Bo yaser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Homs is the third largest city in Syria. Much of the city was destroyed or damaged during the Syrian Civil War of 2011-2024, particularly during the Siege of Homs.
Fairouzeh
Town
Fairouzeh is a village 3 miles southeast of the city of Homs in Syria. Due to urban development in the area, Fairouzeh, like nearby Zaydal, is now considered one of Homs' suburbs. Fairouzeh is situated 5 km southeast of Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque.
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.7368° or 34° 44′ 13″ northLongitude
36.71565° or 36° 42′ 56″ eastElevation
503 metres (1,650 feet)Open location code
8G6RPPP8+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 150212190OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Urdu—“Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque” goes by many names.
- Achinese: “Meuseujid Khalid bin Walid”
- Arabic: “جامع خالد بن الوليد”
- Arabic: “جامع خالد بن الوليد”
- Arabic: “جامع سيدنا خالد بن الوليد”
- Arabic: “مسجد خالد بن الوليد”
- Bengali: “খালিদ বিন আল-ওয়ালিদ মসজিদ”
- Bosnian: “Džamija Halida ibn Velida”
- Catalan: “mesquita de Khàlid ibn al-Walid”
- Danish: “Khalid ibn al-Walid-Moskéen”
- Dutch: “Khalid ibn Walid moskee”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جامع خالد بن الوليد”
- French: “mosquée Khalid ibn al-Walid”
- French: “Mosquée Khalid ibn al-Walid”
- German: “Chālid-ibn-al-Walīd-Moschee”
- Greek: “Τέμενος Χαλίντ Ιμπν αλ Ουαλίντ”
- Hebrew: “מסגד ח’אלד בן אל-וליד”
- Hindi: “खालिद इब्न अल-बालिद मस्जिद”
- Hindi: “ख़ालिद बिन वलीद मस्जिद”
- Hindi: “खालिद मस्जिद”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Khalid bin Walid”
- Italian: “Moschea di Khalid ibn al-Walid”
- Japanese: “ハリード・イブン・アル＝ワリード・モスク”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Khalid Ibn Al-Walid”
- Malay: “Masjid Khalid bin al-Walid (Homs)”
- Malay: “Masjid Khalid bin al-Walid”
- Persian: “مسجد خالد بن ولید”
- Russian: “Мечеть Халида ибн аль-Валида”
- Turkish: “Halid bin Velid Camii”
- Urdu: “مسجد خالد بن ولید”
- Urdu: “مسجد خالد”
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