Al Badiyah Mosque

Al-Bidya Mosque is a historical mosque in the , the 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 in the city of , .
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in the United Arab Emirates
  • Also known as: Al Bidya Mosque”, “Al Bidyah Mosque”, and “Ottoman Mosque

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Badiyah and Sharm.

Town
Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.
or Al-Bidyah is a settlement in the Emirate of , the . 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.

Town
Wadi is a valley or with flow ephemeral or intermittent, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the , in the . is situated 3½ km north of Al Badiyah Mosque.

Suburb
is a coastal suburb to the North of , , in the . It is the northernmost district of Khor Fakkan municipality. is situated 4 km south of Al Badiyah Mosque.

Al Badiyah Mosque

Latitude
25.43911° or 25° 26′ 21″ north
Longitude
56.35379° or 56° 21′ 14″ east
Open location code
7HQRC9Q3+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 191101231
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4115363
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Badiyah Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مسجد البدية
  • Bengali: আল বিদিয়া মসজিদ
  • Chinese: Al Bidyah清真寺
  • Egyptian Arabic: جامع البديه
  • Egyptian Arabic: مسجد البديه
  • Persian: مسجد بدیه
  • Swedish: Al Bidiyahmoskén
  • Urdu: مسجد البدية
  • Urdu: مسجد البدیہ
  • Uzbek: Al-Bidya masjidi

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al Bidya Historic Mosque and Fort and Al Badiyah Fort.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Al Badiyah Mosque”. Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.