Bay’ah Mosque

The Bay'ah Mosque, also known as the Mosque of 'Aqaba Hill and the Aqabah Mosque, is a Sunni Muslim , located outside in , below the Wadi .
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Photo: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: Mosque in Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: “Aqabah Mosque” and “Masjid Al-Bai’ah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jamaraat Bridge and Cave of Hira.

Bridge
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The is a pedestrian bridge in , near Makkah used by Muslims during the Hajj ritual Stoning of the Devil. The purpose of the bridge is to enable pilgrims to throw stones at the three jamrah pillars either from the ground level or from the bridge. is situated 690 metres southeast of Bay’ah Mosque.

Cave
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Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near in the region of . The mountain houses the of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq. is situated 3½ km north of Bay’ah Mosque.

Peak
Photo: Adiput, Public domain.
is a mountain near in the region of . The mountain houses the of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq. is situated 4 km north of Bay’ah Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mina and Ajyad.

Suburb
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, nicknamed the "City of the Tents", is a valley located 8 kilometres southeast of the city of , in the district of Masha'er, in the region of . is situated 3 km east of Bay’ah Mosque.

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood of in Makkah Province, in western . Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District. is situated 4 km west of Bay’ah Mosque.

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a major city in and the holiest city in Islam. is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam, and Muslims believe the Qur'an was first revealed to Muhammad here.

Bay’ah Mosque

Latitude
21.42472° or 21° 25′ 29″ north
Longitude
39.86749° or 39° 52′ 3″ east
Open location code
7GHXCVF8+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 446941270
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q12242709
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Satellite Map

Discover Bay’ah Mosque from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bay’ah Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد البيعة”
  • Arabic: “مسجد البيعه”
  • Bashkir: “Бәйғәт мәсете”
  • Bengali: “বাইয়াহ মসজিদ”
  • Dutch: “Bay’ah-moskee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد البيعه”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Baiat”
  • Malay: “Masjid Bay’ah”
  • Persian: “مسجد البیعه”
  • Persian: “مسجدالبیعه”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Байя”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Байя”
  • Urdu: “مسجد البیعہ”
  • Uzbek: “Bayʼa masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include قيادة التحريات والبحث الجنائي بمنى and Makkah Province Emirate.

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