Mosque of the Companions

The Mosque of the Companions, also known as the Ras Medre Mosque, is an open-air in , Eritrea, located on a small island off the Red Sea coast.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in Massawa, Northern Red Sea, Eritrea
  • Also known as: “Masjid Sahaba”, “Mosque of the Companions, Massawa”, and “Ras Medre Mosque”
  • Address: مصوع

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Massawa-Taulud and Campo di Marte railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km west of Mosque of the Companions.

Railway stop
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, CC0.
is a railway stop, which is situated 4 km west of Mosque of the Companions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Massawa and Arkiko.

Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, CC0.
or Mitsiwa is a port city in the Northern Red Sea region of , located on the Red Sea at the northern end of the beside the .

Village
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historically known as Dokono is a town in the Northern Red Sea region of . Situated on the Red Sea, it lies on the mainland across from the city of . is situated 9 km south of Mosque of the Companions.

Mosque of the Companions

Latitude
15.61172° or 15° 36′ 42″ north
Longitude
39.48075° or 39° 28′ 51″ east
Open location code
7G7XJF6J+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1268309511
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q55147092
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Satellite Map

Discover Mosque of the Companions from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Mosque of the Companions” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مَسْجِد ٱلصَّحَابَة”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الصحابة”
  • Arabic: “مسجد راس مدر”
  • Bengali: “মসজিদ আস-সাহাবা”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita dels Companys”
  • Chinese: “同伴清真寺”
  • Czech: “Mešita Společníků”
  • Dutch: “Moskee van de Metgezellen”
  • Fulah: “Mosque of the Companions”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid as-Sahabah, Eritrea”
  • Italian: “Moschea dei Compagni”
  • Japanese: “マスジド・サハーバ”
  • Malay: “Masjid Para Sahabat, Eritrea”
  • Malay: “Masjid Para Sahabat”
  • Persian: “مسجد صحابه”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Сахаба (Эритрея)”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Сахаба”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de los Compañeros”
  • Turkish: “Sahabe Camii”
  • Turkish: “Sahabeler Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Сподвижників”
  • Urdu: “مسجد اصحاب، مسواۃ”
  • Urdu: “مسجد صحابہ”
  • Uzbek: “Masjid as-Sahoba”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bats’i‘i Desēt and مسجد حمال الانصاري.

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