Great Mosque of Maarat al-Numan

The Great Mosque of Maarat al-Numan (Arabic: جَامِع مَعَرَّة ٱلنُّعْمَان ٱلْكَبِير, romanized: Jāmiʿ Maʿarrat an-Nuʿmān al-Kabīr) is a 12th-century Ayyubid-era mosque in the city of Maarat al-Numan between Hama and Aleppo in Syria.[1]

Minaret of the Great Mosque
Great Mosque of Maarat al-Numan
جَامِعُ مَعَرَّةِ النُّعْمَانِ الْكَبِيرِ
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionLevant
StatusIn ruins
Location
LocationMaarat al-Numan, Syria
Geographic coordinates35°38′58″N 36°40′46″E
Architecture
Architect(s)Hassan Ben Mukri al-Sarman
TypeMosque
StyleAyyubid
Minaret(s)1

See also

References

  1. Great Mosque of Maarrat al-Numan Archnet Digital Library.

Bibliography

  • Rihawi, Abdul Qader (1979). Arabic Islamic Architecture: Its Characteristics and Traces in Syria. Publications of the Ministry of Culture and National Leadership.
Minaret of the Mosque


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