Great Mosque of Sanaa
The Great Mosque of Sanaa is an ancient mosque in Sanaa, Yemen, and one of the oldest mosques in the world. The mosque is said to have been founded in the early Islamic period, suggested to be in 633.
- Mosque
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,270 metres (7,430 feet)
- Description: mosque in Sanaa, Yemen
- Also known as“Masjid al-Tawus”“Tawus mosque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Revolution Hospital and Yemen Military Museum.
Revolution Hospital
Hospital
Revolution Hospital is the largest hospital in Yemen… Revolution Hospital is situated 690 metres east of Great Mosque of Sanaa.
Yemen Military Museum
The Yemen Military Museum or The Military Museum is a museum in central Sana'a, Yemen. Yemen Military Museum is situated 1 km west of Great Mosque of Sanaa.
Masjid Al Ansaar
Mosque
Alansar Mosque is a mosque in Sana'a, Yemen. Masjid Al Ansaar is situated 1½ km southwest of Great Mosque of Sanaa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sana’a and Qaryat ʽAsr al-Asfal.
Qaryat ʽAsr al-Asfal
Hamlet
Sanaa, also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Qaryat ʽAsr al-Asfal is situated 6 km west of Great Mosque of Sanaa.
Great Mosque of Sanaa
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Latitude
15.3531° or 15° 21′ 11″ north
Longitude
44.2149° or 44° 12′ 54″ east
Open location code
7H769637+6X
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Great Mosque of Sanaa” goes by many names.
الجامع القديمArabic
الجامع الكبيرArabic
الجامع الكبير بصنعاءArabic
সানার গ্র্যান্ড মসজিদBengali
সানার বড় মসজিদBengali
Gran mesquita de SanàCatalan
Grote moskee van SanaaDutch
الجامع القديمEgyptian Arabic
Granda Moskeo de SanaoEsperanto
Babban Masallacin Sana’aHausa
מסגד ג’אמע אל-כבירHebrew
सना की महान मस्जिदHindi
सना बड़ी मस्जिदHindi
Masjid Agung SanaaIndonesian
Masjid Agung Sana’aMalay
مسجد اعظم صنعاPersian
Stora moskén i SaanaSwedish
பெரிய பள்ளிவாசல், சனாTamil
Сана бөек мәчетеTatar
มัสยิดใหญ่แห่งซานาThai
San’a Ulu CamiTurkish
San’a Ulu CamiiTurkish
Велика мечетьUkrainian
Велика мечеть (Сана)Ukrainian
جامع الکبیرUrdu
جامع الکبیر (صنعاء)Urdu
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