Bidiya Mosque

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Al Badiyah Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Al-Bidya Mosque is a historical mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah, the U.A.E. It was the oldest known mosque in the country, prior to the discovery in September 2018 of the ruins of a 1000-year-old mosque dating back to the Islamic Golden Age, near the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque in the city of Al Ain, Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Al Badiyah Mosque is situated 120 metres north of Bidiya Mosque.

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Al Badiyah

Town

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Al-Badiyah or Al-Bidyah is a settlement in the Emirate of Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates. It is the site of a historical mosque of the same name, which is the oldest functional mosque in the country, dating back to the 15th century.

Sharm

Town

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Wadi Sharm is a valley or dry river with flow ephemeral or intermittent, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Fujairah. Sharm is situated 3½ km north of Bidiya Mosque.

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