Nur al-Din Mosque

The Nur Al-Din Mosque is a Zengid-era in , . It was founded by Nur al-Din in 1163-64 CE. It also contained a historic minbar from the same date, which has subsequently been relocated to the local Hama Museum.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: Zengid era mosque of Hamas in Syria

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Azm Palace and Hama Castle.

Museum
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The is an 18th-century Ottoman-era palace in , at the center of the city on the banks of the , about 400 meters south of the Hama Citadel. is situated 140 metres southeast of Nur al-Din Mosque.

Castle
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is a mostly-ruined fortress located in , , Located on the . is situated 320 metres northwest of Nur al-Din Mosque.

Mosque
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The of Hama, is a in , . It is located approximately 400 metres west of the citadel. Built in the 8th century CE, it was largely destroyed in the 1982 Hama massacre and subsequently rebuilt. is situated 670 metres west of Nur al-Din Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hama.

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is a city in with a population around 400,000. The city is a relatively conservative one dominated by hijabs and burkas. Much of the old city was destroyed in the massacre in 1982.

Nur al-Din Mosque

Latitude
35.13507° or 35° 8′ 6″ north
Longitude
36.75255° or 36° 45′ 9″ east
Open location code
8G7R4QP3+22
Open­Street­Map ID
way 371239337
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q3030262
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Nur al-Din Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Xhamia Nur ed-Din”
  • Arabic: “الجامع النوري في حماة”
  • Arabic: “الجامع النوري”
  • Arabic: “جامع النوري”
  • Dutch: “Nur al-Din-moskee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع النورى”
  • French: “mosquée Nur ad-Din de Hama”
  • French: “Mosquée Nur ad-Din de Hama”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד נור א-דין”
  • Hindi: “नूरुउद्दीन मस्जिद”
  • Japanese: “ヌーリー・モスク”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Nur ad-Din”
  • Malay: “Masjid Nur al-Din”
  • Turkish: “Nureddin Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Нур ад-Дін”
  • Urdu: “جامع نور الدین”
  • Uzbek: “Nuriddin masjidi”

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