Al Nuri Great Mosque

The Great Mosque of al-Nuri also called al-Nouri Mosque, is a in , . It is situated off ash-Shouhada street, adjacent to the city's historical roofed souqs.
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Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Homs, Syria
  • Also known as: “Great Mosque of al-Nuri”, “Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Homs”, “Great Mosque of Hims”, and “Great Mosque of Homs”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Museum of Homs and Umm al-Zenar Church.

Museum
Homs Museum is an archaeological museum located in the city of , . It is situated on Shukri al-Quwatli Street, one of the city's main streets. is situated 340 metres northwest of Al Nuri Great Mosque.

Church
Photo: Shaza Askar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Mary of the Holy Belt Cathedral is a Syriac Orthodox cathedral in , . The first structure on the site was completed in 59 AD, and the present structure dates from 1852. It is the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Homs and Hama. is situated 520 metres east of Al Nuri Great Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: AAlsaiad, CC BY 3.0.
The is a in , , located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. The mosque is dedicated to Khalid ibn al-Walid, an Arab military commander who led the Muslim conquest of Syria in the 7th century following the decisive Battle of Yarmouk, which put an end to Byzantine rule in Syria. is situated 700 metres north of Al Nuri Great Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homs and Fairouzeh.

Photo: Bo yaser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the third largest city in . Much of the city was destroyed or damaged during the Syrian civil war of 2011-2024, particularly during the Siege of .

Town
is a village 3 miles southeast of the city of in Syria. Due to urban development in the area, , like nearby Zaydal, is now considered one of Homs' suburbs. is situated 5 km southeast of Al Nuri Great Mosque.

Al Nuri Great Mosque

Latitude
34.73052° or 34° 43′ 50″ north
Longitude
36.71465° or 36° 42′ 53″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Al Nuri Great Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Xhamia e Madhe e el-Nurit”
  • Arabic: “الجامع النوري (حمص)”
  • Arabic: “جامع النوري”
  • Bengali: “নুরির বড় মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع النورى”
  • French: “Grande mosquée de Homs”
  • French: “Grande Mosquée de Homs”
  • German: “Große an-Nuri-Moschee”
  • Hindi: “अल-नूरी मस्जिद”
  • Japanese: “ヌーリー・モスク”
  • Macedonian: “Џамија Ал-Ноури”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Mesquita de Nuri (Homs)”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Mesquita de Nuri”
  • Turkish: “Büyük El Nuri Camii”
  • Turkish: “El Nuri Camii”
  • Turkish: “En-Nuri Ulu Camii”
  • Urdu: “جامع النوری (حمص)”
  • Urdu: “جامع النوری”
  • Uzbek: “An-Nuriy katta masjidi”

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