Al-Atassi Mosque

The Al-Atassi Mosque, also known as the Great Al-Atassi Mosque, is a in , . It is situated in a on the site of a former graveyard at the foot of the mound on which the remains of the citadel stand.
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Photo: tammam, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Citadel of Homs and Al Nuri Great Mosque.

Castle
Photo: Louis-François Cassas, Public domain.
The , also known as Homs Castle or Qalaat Homs, is a historic building now mostly ruined in , Syria. The citadel was built on top of an ancient tell southwest of the Old City, with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE. is situated 220 metres east of Al-Atassi Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri also called al-Nouri Mosque, is a in , . It is situated off ash-Shouhada street, adjacent to the city's historical roofed souqs. is situated 1 km north of Al-Atassi Mosque.

Church
Photo: Shaza Askar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Mary of the Holy Belt Cathedral is a Syriac Orthodox cathedral in , . 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. is situated 1 km northeast of Al-Atassi Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homs and Fairouzeh.

Photo: Bo yaser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the third largest city in . Much of the city was destroyed or damaged during the Syrian civil war of 2011-2024, particularly during the Siege of .

Town
is a village 3 miles southeast of the city of in Syria. Due to urban development in the area, , like nearby Zaydal, is now considered one of Homs' suburbs. is situated 4½ km southeast of Al-Atassi Mosque.

Al-Atassi Mosque

Latitude
34.72323° or 34° 43′ 24″ north
Longitude
36.71202° or 36° 42′ 43″ east
Open location code
8G6RPPF6+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10050345753
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q15982230
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Atassi Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد الأتاسي”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الاتاسي”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الاتاسى”
  • French: “mosquée Al-Atassi”
  • French: “Mosquée Al-Atassi”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Atassi masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Citadel Mosque and حديقة الاتاسي.

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