Great Mosque of Maarrat al-Numan

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Great Mosque of Maarrat al-Numan
جامع معرة النعمان الكبير
Great Mosque of Ma'arrat al-Numan 04.jpg
Basic information
Location Syria Maarrat al-Numan, Syria
Geographic coordinates 35°38′58″N 36°40′46″E / 35.64944°N 36.67944°E / 35.64944; 36.67944Coordinates: 35°38′58″N 36°40′46″E / 35.64944°N 36.67944°E / 35.64944; 36.67944
Affiliation Islam
Region Levant
Status In ruins
Architectural description
Architect(s) Hassan Ben Mukri al-Sarman
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Ayyubid
Specifications
Minaret(s) 1

The Great Mosque of Maarrat al-Numan (Arabic: جامع معرة النعمان الكبير‎) is a 12th-century Ayyubid-era mosque in the village of Maarrat al-Numan between Hama and Aleppo in Syria.[1]

References[edit]

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

See also[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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