Muhammad al-Amin Mosque
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. In the 19th century, a zawiya was built on this site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: Muslim mosque
- Also known as: “Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque” and “جامع الحريري”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St George Maronite Cathedral and Saint George Orthodox Cathedral.
St George Maronite Cathedral
Church
Photo: Lebnen18, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint George Maronite Cathedral is the cathedral of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut, Archdiocese of the city of Beirut, Lebanon. Its construction, with a Neoclassical facade, interior and plan inspired by the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, began in 1884 and ended in 1894.
Saint George Orthodox Cathedral
Church
Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut and its dependencies. Saint George Orthodox Cathedral is situated 150 metres northwest of Muhammad al-Amin Mosque.
The Egg
Photo: Emmeca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Egg, or the Dome, is an unfinished cinema building in Beirut, Lebanon. Its construction began in 1965 but was interrupted with the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975 and the horse-shoe shaped dome that remains today is now a landmark in Beirut. The Egg is situated 200 metres south of Muhammad al-Amin Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Beirut and Bab Idriss Square.
Downtown Beirut
Downtown Beirut is the central district of Beirut, with its outdoor cafes restaurants and high end designer stores. The inner area around Nejmeh Square is pedestrian-only. Ashrafieh is to its east, while Hamra, Ras Beirut, Manara and Rawcheh to its west.
Wadi Abu Jamil
Neighborhood
Photo: NYC2TLV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wadi Abu Jamil is the former Jewish quarter in Beirut, Lebanon, located in the city's central district.
Muhammad al-Amin Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Beirut Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.89527° or 33° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
35.50603° or 35° 30′ 22″ eastHeight
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
8G5QVGW4+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 201251194OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q1942724
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Muhammad al-Amin Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع محمد الأمين”
- Arabic: “مسجد محمد الأمين”
- Bengali: “মুহাম্মদ আল-আমিন মসজিদ”
- Chinese: “穆罕默德·阿明清真寺”
- Dutch: “Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque”
- Dutch: “Mohammad al-Amin-moskee”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جامع محمد الامين”
- Esperanto: “Moskeo Mohammad Al-Amin”
- French: “mosquée Mohammed al-Amine”
- French: “Mosquée Mohammed al-Amine”
- French: “Mosquée Mouhammad al-Amin”
- Fulah: “Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque”
- German: “Mohammed-al-Amin-Moschee”
- German: “Muhammad-al-Amin-Moschee”
- Greek: “Τζαμί Μοχάμαντ Αλ-Αμίν”
- Italian: “Moschea Mohammad al-Amin”
- Italian: “Moschea Mohammad Al-Amin”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Mohammad Al-Amin”
- Malay: “Masjid Mohammad al-Amin”
- Persian: “مسجد محمد الامین”
- Persian: “مسجد محمد امین”
- Persian: “مسجد محمدالامین”
- Slovenian: “Mošeja Mohameda Al-Amina”
- Swedish: “Mohammad al-Amin-moskén”
- Tatar: “Мөхәммәт Әл-Әмин мәчете”
- Thai: “มัสยิดมุฮัมมัด อัลอะมีน”
- Urdu: “جامع محمد امین”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include DHL and Roman ruins viewpoint.
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