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 Abu'l-Fida Mosque is a and mausoleum in , , located on the banks of the . The mausoleum was erected by al-Mu’ayyid Isma’il in 1327 CE, during the Ayyubid-era; and the mosque dates from the Mamluk era. is situated 590 metres northwest 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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