This is the master list of historical sites which are covered on this website. (Not including Petra and Meda’in Saleh which have their own sections.) Each of the places listed here are found throughout this website site, such as lists of stopping places on trade routes, or mosques built during early Islam.
The Bedouin tribes in the Negev and the Sinai all trace their origins back to the Arabian Peninsula, somewhere between the 14th and 17th centuries. According to Bedouin traditions and historical …
Sometime back in history, someone living in this same area as the Nabataean Inner Kingdom decided to do something about the desert raids. Their solution was brilliant. Forts were constructed on …
A WALL IN THE NEGEV
Pictures copyright 2003 Arieh Bar-Lev
This wall is known as the K-Line and it is located between Mt. Ramon in the central Negev (100 km south from Beer-Sheva) and Mt. Romem. The …
Bostra was the northern capital of the Nabataeans, located in southern Syria at the northern end of the Via Nova Traiana roadway.
When the Romans annexed the Nabataean Empire, Bostra became the …
Bozrah was the capital city of the Edomites, once they settled from their nomadic lifestyle. It is located in modern day Jordan along the King’s Highway.
The photo below, taken from the west …
A Nabataean settlement was discovered in Wadi Rum by G. Horsfield and excavated by himself in the early 1930s. Later in May 1959 D. Kirkbride conducted another excavation. In 1962 the Department of …
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The Nabataean city of Humeima (ancient Hawara) an important historical site, as it is a city that was founded by the Nabataeans, and survived only into the Byzantine era. …
Mosque Name: Humeima Tombs
Country: Jordan
City: Humeima
Year of construction (AH): 93 AD
Year of construction (AD): 712
GPS: 29.949629 35.34612
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: …
View from the Naqab Escarpment near the Naqab fort
East of Naqab
Naqab Fort
(Location: N 29 degrees, 59.863, E 035 degrees 30.281, Elevation 5495 feet) …
The ancient port of Sumhuram is located near the modern city of Salalah in southern Oman. It was most active between the 4th century BC and the 4th century AD. It is built in the area of Khor Rori …
Cane (Qana) was the southern most port in South Arabia. The incense fields, and the heartland of Yemen were to the north of this port. Incense was loaded onto dhows here for destinations in Europe …
The ancient city of Aden is located at the south west corner of Yemen. It was built at the base of a volcano that rises up to 300 metes from sea level. The old port was built in the back of the bay …
The port of al Mokha has been in use since ancient time. However, once the maritime incense route was established, this port became a busy center of trade. Once the Nabataean Empire was handed over …
Around 275 BC, Ptolemy II (Philadelphos), king of Egypt, founded a port on the Red Sea coast. He named it after his mother, Berenike I. This port was originally created to aid in the importation of …
The ancient port of Philotera is known today as Safaga. It is a small port 65 km south of Hurghada. The modern port stands amongst the ruins of the old port of Philotera built by King Ptolemy II from …
For many years the location of the northern Egyptian port on the Red Sea was unknown. Ancient historians like Strabo and the writer of The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea’ gave us know clue to …
The Nabataeans maintained two ports that we know about. The first was Aila at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba. The Nabataeans also maintained a port on the Red Sea known as Leuce Come (meaning …
The Nabataeans maintained a port at Aila at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba. This port was used almost exclusively by Arab ships as the Gulf of Aqaba was known for its foul winds, making it a …
The Nabataean city of Hawara (modern Humeima) is an important historical site, as it is a city that was founded by the Nabataeans, and survived only into the Byzantine era. During the Muslim …
Gryn is located in the southern highlands of Jordan, south of Ayl. On the hill-top stands a fortification, while the artesian wells empty their water into ancient cisterns and aqueducts below the …
Ayl was a major stopping center for camel caravans in the Edomite highlands. Here there was water and fodder.
Special thanks to Fawzi Abudanh for this great picture taken on November 2003. Fawzi was …
Sela is one of the first places that the Nabataeans appear, long before they settled into the area that was to become Nabataea. The mountain of Sela suited them well, for Sela is a small mountain …
A wadi is a dry river bed or valley. Wadi Arabah is one of the larger wadi’s in the Middle East. It extends 165 km north from Aqaba to the Dead Sea. From here on it is known as the Ghor, which …
This long wadi or dry river bed was the main conduit for caravan traffic between Avdat (Obodat) and Wadi Arabah. There were several wells along this route, as the camel caravans would pass down the …
Mampsis was the smallest of the traditional six Nabataean towns in the central Negev. The ruins are quite exposed and in a state of excellent preservation. The town plan, from the Nabataean period, …
This ancient caravan station evolved into a large desert city known as Obodat (after a Nabataean king). It was first founded as a road station in the 3rd century BC where two trade routes converged. …
This Nabataean city is 12 km south of Elusa, and is located in a nature conservation area. It can only be visited by agreement of the authorities. The city has three large churches, several impressive …
Gaza is one of the older cities in the world. The city is strategically situated between two continents, Asia and Africa. This geographical location made the city acquire a strategic and …
This Nabataean city can only be reached with a four-wheel drive. It is covered in sand, but has a very impressive church, theater, and inscriptions. In the 5th century it was surrounded by vinyards …
Palmyra was a merchant city, established because of trade routes. During the Bronze Age around 2000 BC, Puzur-Ishtar the Tadmorean (Palmyrene) agreed to a contract at an Assyrian trading colony in …
Mosque Name: Palmyra Central Mosque
Country: Syria
City: Palmyra
Year of construction (AH): 18
Year of construction (AD): 640
GPS: 34°33′4.00″N,38°16′5.10″E
ArchNet: …
A “thaniya” is a small crack in a mountain. The city of Petra had several thaniyas, or passages through the mountain. The main one is known as the “siq” alowing people to pass …
by Tamás Arany
Historical background
Jabal Haroun (Aaron’s mountain) is the highest peak in the mountains few kilometres south-west from the ancient city of Petra. The local tradition believes …
At the Second Annual Conference for Nabataean Studies, Dr. Bilal Khrisat of the Hashemite University, presented a paper that introduced the conference to the various board games that are found in …
Crossing the trackless desert can be a life-threatening experience, if you do not know any sources of water. The ancient Nabataeans created routes through the desert by creating their own watering …
Tayma is a desert oasis in Saudi Arabia. In the center of the oasis is a large well, thought to be around 2,500 years old. (Bir Haddaj). It is mentioned in the Bible: “The inhabitants of the …
Ancient Dedan is known as Al Ula today. In the ruins of the old city there are inscriptions that indicate the Dedanites were preceded by a Minean settlement. The Mineans established a center at this …
For many centuries, the oasis at Khaybar was an important caravan stopping place. The center developed around a series of ancient dams that was built to hold back run-off water from the rain. Around …
The name Zimbabwe comes from Shona, the language of the Mashona people meaning ‘stone houses.’ It is applied to any of the 200 stone ruins scattered throughout southern Rhodesia. The …
Shibam was the capital of the Hadramaut district of Southern Arabia. This district produced incense and exported it to Timna. Later, when the maritime route opened up, the the Hadramautians traded …
The city of Baraqish was known as Yathul in ancient times. This city was the capital of the Minaean Kingdom around 400 BC. It is located about 30 km north from the Marib dam and must be accessed by 4 …
Located in the north of present day Yemen this ancient walled city is still inhabited. The city is built completely from free-formed mud.
Najran was an important stopping place on the Incense Road. It is located in the southern part of Saudi Arabia. The oasis of Najran has been inhabited for about 4,000 years. Najran’s most …
Known in ancient times as Yathrib, this important caravan stop is now out of bounds to all non-Muslims. We have not been able to obtain any pictures or clear information about the state or …
South of Medina the incense caravans took several different routs. Some traveled through the rugged mountains, while others kept closer to the desert to avoid inhabited places where thieves or taxes …
Mosque Name: Masjid ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Dawmat al-Jandal
Year of construction (AH): 13 AH
Year of construction (AD): 634 AD
GPS: 29.811933° 39.867393°
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Balid (Zofar) Mosque
Country: Oman
City: Salalah
Year of construction (CE): 800-899
GPS: 17.005985 54.130585
Gibson Classification: Mecca
Mosque Name: Quba Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Medina
Year of construction (AH): 1 AH
Year of construction (AD): 622 AD
GPS: 24.46'83.33°N 39.610833°E
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/548 …
Mar Elyas Hill is about 9 km north west of Ajoun Castle in northern Jordan, in a woodland surrounded by wild trees one each side. the site is a small hill which is about 900m above sea level. However …
Mosque Name: Mosque of the Prophet
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Medina
Year of construction (AH): 2 AH
Year of construction (AD): 623 AD
GPS: 24.468333°N 39.610833°E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Jamia-al-Janad
Country: Yemen
City: Janad
Year of construction (AH): 6 AH
Year of construction (AD): 627 AD
GPS: 13°40'7.49" N 44°10'0.06"E
ArchNet: …
Ajloun Castle (قلعة عجلون) Qalʻat ‘Ajloun, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern Jordan. It is placed on a hilltop belonging to the Mount Ajloun district, also known as …
Shoubak was built by the Crusader king Baldwin I in 1115. Its defenders withstood numerous attacks from the armies of Saladin (Salah ad Din) before succumbing in 1189 (a year after Karak), after an …
Mosque Name: Jawatha Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Al-Kilabiyah
Year of construction (AH): 8 AH
Year of construction (AD): 629 AD
GPS: 25°28'11" N 49°40'43" E
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Cheraman Juma
Country: India
City: Methala, Karala
Construction Date: 600-699 CE
Claimed year of construction (AH): 8 AH
Claimed year of construction (AD): 629 AD
GPS: 10.223355° …
Mosque Name: Mosque of the Prophet Jonah
Country: Iraq
City: Mosoul
Year of construction (AH): 16 AH
Year of construction (AD): 637 AD
GPS: 35° 8'3.87"N 36°44'55.63"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Kufa Grand Mosque
Country: Iraq
City: Kufa
Year of construction (AH): 16 AH
Year of construction (AD): 638 AD
GPS: 32°01'43"N 44°24'03"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Imam Shafi ‘i’ Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Jeddah
Year of construction (AH): 649 AH
Year of construction (AD): 1251 AD
GPS: 21°29'10.42"N 39°11'14.89"E …
Mosque Name: Hala Sultan Tekke
Country: Cyprus
City: Larnaca
Year of construction (AH): 28 AH
Year of construction (AD): 649
GPS: 34°53'6.56"N 33°36'38.53"E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Mosque of Sidi ‘Ukba
Country: Algeria
City: Biska
Year of construction (AH): 67 AH
Year of construction (AD): 686 AD
GPS: 34°44’57.81”N 5°53’50.99”E
Gibson Classification: …
Country: Algeria
City: Biska
Year of construction (AH): 67 AH
Year of construction (CE): 686 AD
GPS: 34.751291 5.895186
Gibson Classification:
Rebuilt facing Mecca:
Mosque Name: Dome of the Rock
Country: Israel
City: Jerusalem
Year of construction (AH): 65 AH
Year of construction (AD): 684 AD
GPS: 31.7780°N 35.2354°E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Qiblatain Mosque (Mosque of the Two Qiblas)
Country: Somalia
City: Zeila
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 7th century
GPS: 11.353723° 43.471351° …
Mosque Name: Qasr Burqu'
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): 81 AH
Year of construction (AD): 700 AD
GPS: 34° 0’26.03”N 36°12’25.59”E
Gibson Classification: unknown …
Mosque Name: Masjid al Khamis
Country: Bahrain
City: Manama
Year of construction (AH): 99 AH
Year of construction (AD): 717 AD
GPS: Coordinates: 26.2082°N 50.5483°E
ArchNet: …
Kerak Castle (قلعة الكرك) is a large Crusader castle located in the town of al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest crusader castles in the Levant. Construction of the castle began in the 1140s, …
Mosque Name: Mosque of Rusafa
Country: Iraq
City: Baghdad
Year of construction (AH): 105 AH
Year of construction (AD): 724 AD
GPS: 35.629169 38.758547
Gibson Classification: unknown
Rebuilt …
Mosque Name: Qasr Muwaqqar
Country: Jordan
City: Muwaqqar
Year of construction (AH): 104 AH
Year of construction (AD): 723 AD
GPS: 31°48'45.63"N 36° 6'13.67"E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Masjid al-Umawi
Country: Amman
City: Jordan
Year of construction (AH): 106 AH
Year of construction (AD): 725 AD
GPS: 31°56'59.16"N 35°56'5.15"E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Huajuexiang Mosque
Country: China
City: Xian
Year of construction (AH): 124 AH
Year of construction (AD): 742 AD
GPS: http://archnet.org/sites/3973
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Qusayr Amra and Bath-house
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): 126 AH
Year of construction (CE): 743 CE
Bath House: GPS: 31°48'6.89"N 36°35'14.19"E …
Mosque Name: Shibam Palace
Country: Yemen
City: Shibam
Year of construction (AH): 135 AH
Year of construction (AD): 753 AD
GPS: 5°55'35.62"N 48°37'31.83"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Qasr Uweinid
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 8th Century
GPS: 31°47'6.14"N 36°44'2.44"E
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Fenghuang Mosque
Country: China
City: Hangzhou
Year of construction (AD): unknown
GPS: 30°14'43.67"N 120°10'14.50"E
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/3971
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Be’er Ora Open Air Mosque
Country: Negev, Israel
City: Beer Ora (Bir Ora)
Year of construction (AH): unknown Early Islamic
Year of construction (AD): unknown Early Islamic
Beer Ora …
Mosque Name: Old Sawafa Mosque
Country: Iraq
City: Erbil
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 36°11'0.70"N 44° 0'13.71"E
Gibson Classification: Unknown (very possibly Petra) …
Mosque Name: Great Mosque of Guangzhou
Country: China
City: Guangzhou
Year of construction (AH): 6 AH
Year of construction (AD): 627
GPS: 23° 7'33.65"N 113°15'13.21"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Mashid i’Jami’ Ishfan
Country: Iran
City: Ishfan
Year of construction (AH): 155 AH
Year of construction (AD): 772 AD
GPS: 32°40'10.96"N 51°41'6.80"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Job’s Tomb
Country: Oman
City: Salallah
Year of construction (AD): unknown
GPS: 17° 6'42.00"N 53°59'38.57"E
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
Mosque Name: Shrine of Kazmiyya
Country: Iraq
City: Baghdad
Year of construction (AH): 183 AH
Year of construction (AD): 799 AD
GPS: 33°22'47.20"N 44°20'17.08"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Al-Asha’ir Mosque
Country: Yemen
City: Zabid
Year of construction (AH): 184 AH or 3rd century AH
Year of construction (AD): 820 AD or 9th century
GPS: 14°11'45.32"N …
Mosque Name: Qasr Al-Hallabat
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): 212 AH
Year of construction (AD): 827 AD
GPS: 32° 5'35.51"N 36°19'40.96"E
Original Qibla: …
Mosque Name: Jamia’ al Kabir
Country: Yemen
City: Shibam Aqyan
Year of construction (AH): 257 AH
Year of construction (AD): 871 AD
GPS: 15°30'33.55"N 43°54'10.49"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Fahraj Masjid i-Jami'
Country: Iran
City: Fahraj
Year of construction (AH): unkown
Year of construction (AD): unknown
GPS: 28°57'11.47"N 58°53'4.55"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Qiblatain Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Medina
Year of construction (AH): 5 AH
Year of construction (AD): 626 AD
GPS: 24°29'2.72"N 39°34'43.17"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Jami’ Hama al-Kabir
Country: Syria
City: Hama
Year of construction (AH): 81-183 AH
Year of construction (AD): 700-800
GPS: 35° 8'3.87"N 36°44'55.63"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Jami’ ‘Amr ibn al-‘As
Country: Egypt
City: Fustat
Year of construction (AH): 21 AH
Year of construction (AD): 642 AD
GPS: 30° 0'38.74"N 31°13'54.09"E …
Mosque Name: Dome of the Chain
Country: Israel
City: Jerusalem
Year of construction (AH): 55 AH
Year of construction (AD): 674 AD
GPS: 31.77785N 35.235808E
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt …
Mosque Name: Humeima Abbas House
Country: Jordan
City: Humeima
Year of construction (AH): 80 AD
Year of construction (AD): 699
GPS: 29°56'59.64"N 35°20'45.33"E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Seven Sleepers Cave Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Amman
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 7th Century
GPS: 31°53'56.14"N 35°58'25.81"E
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Jerash Umayyad Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Jerash
Year of construction (AH): 105
Year of construction (AD): 725
GPS: 32°16'44.96"N 35°53'28.71"E
Gibson Classification:: …
Mosque Name: Aqaba Umayyad Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Aqaba
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 650
GPS: 29°31'52.06"N 35° 0'1.91"E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Qasr Mushash
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 7th century
GPS: 31°48'47.90"N 36°18'56.93"E
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Qasr El-Bai’j
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): pre-Islam
Year of construction (AD): 410
GPS: 32°22'7.32"N 36°20'33.28"E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Qasr Um Jemal & Congregational Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Um Jemal
Year of construction (AH):
Year of construction (AD): 7th century
GPS: 32°19'29.56"N 32°19'29.56"N …
The city of Um al Jemal covers several acres, and is filled with tumbled down buildings. All of the buildings are made from dark rock native to the location, so that from a distance Um al Jemal …
Mosque Name: Kathisma Church
Country: Israel
City: Bethlehem
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 31°44'21.74"N 35°12'46.99"E
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: …
Mosque Name: Great Mosque
Country: Yemen
City: Ṣanʿā
Year of construction (AH): 86 AH
Year of construction (AD): 705 AD
GPS: 15°21'11.28"N 44°12'54.80"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Khirbat al Minya
Country: Israel
City: Khirbat al Minya
Year of construction (AH): 87 AH
Year of construction (AD): 706 AD
GPS: 32°51'56.40"N 35°32'11.72"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Wasit Hajjaj Mosque
Country: Iraq
City: Wasit
Year of construction (AH): 87 AH
Year of construction (AD): 706 AD
GPS: 32.190400 46.303899
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt …
Mosque Name: Masjid Tarik Khana
Country: Iran
City: Damghan
Year of construction (AH): 89 AH
Year of construction (AD): 708 AD
GPS: 36.164323 54.354392
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/1605 …
Mosque Name: Al Aqsa Mosque
Country: Israel
City: Jerusalem
Year of construction (AH): 90 AH
Year of construction (AD): 709 AD
GPS: 31°46'32.63"N 35°14'8.27"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Jami’a al-Umawi al-Kabir
Country: Syria
City: Damascus
Year of construction (AH): 91 AH
Year of construction (AD): 709 AD
GPS: 33°30'41.98" N 36°18'24.85"E
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Qasr al-Kharanah
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): 92 AH
Year of construction (AD): 710 AD set by an inscription
GPS: 31°43'44?N 36°27'46.06"E …
Mosque Name: Amman Umayyad Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Amman
Year of construction (AH): 82 AH
Year of construction (AD): 710 AD
GPS: 31°57'16.48"N 35°56'4.53"E
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Um Al Walid
Country: Jordan
City: Um Walid
Year of construction (AH): 93 AH
Year of construction (AD): 712 AD
GPS: 31.646810 35.899799
West Qasr: Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Khirbet Khann al Zabib
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): 93 AH
Year of construction (AD): 712 AD
GPS: 31°30'49.91"N 36° 6'2.63"E
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Khirbit al Mufjar
Country: Israel
City: Jericho
Year of construction (AH): 95 AH
Year of construction (AD): 714 AD
GPS: 31°53'9.86"N 35°27'32.56"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Anjar Palace Mosque
Country: Lebanon
City: Anjar
Year of construction (AH): 95 AH
Year of construction (AD): 714 AD
GPS: 33°43'55.23"N 35°56'1.79"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Jami’a al Umawi al Kabir
Country: Syria
City: Aleppo
Year of construction (AH): 96 AH
Year of construction (AD): 715 AD
GPS: 36.199492°N 37.156911°E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Qasr Qastal
Country: Jordan
City: Qastal
Year of construction (AH): 101 AH
Year of construction (AD): 720 AD
GPS: 31°44'45.68"N 35°56'23.24"E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Mosque of Bosra
Country: Syria
City: Bosra
Year of construction (AH): 102 AH
Year of construction (AD): 721 AD
GPS: 32°31'16.95"N 36°28'58.70"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Hayr al Gharbi Qasr and Mosque
Country: Syria
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): 107 AH
Year of construction (AD): 726 AD
GPS: 34°20'39.77"N 37°35'3.67"E …
Mosque Name: Banbhore Mosque
Country: Pakistan
City: Banbhore
Year of construction (AH): 109 AH
Year of construction (AD): 727 AD
GPS: 24°45'8.64"N 67°31'21.11"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Hayr al Sharqi Mosque
Country: Syria
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): 110 AH
Year of construction (AD): 728 AD
GPS: 35° 4'25.52"N 39° 4'14.92"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Amman Umayyad Palace and Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Amman
Year of construction (AH): 112 AH
Year of construction (AD): 730 AD
GPS: 31°57'16.48"N 35°56'4.53"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Zaytouna Mosque
Country: Tunisia
City: Tunis
Year of construction (AH): 115 AH
Year of construction (AD): 732 AD
GPS: 36°47'50.73" N 10°10'16.88"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Baalbeck Mosque
Country: Lebanon
City: Baalbeck
Year of construction (AH): 122 AH
Year of construction (AD): 740 AD
GPS: 0'26.03"N 36°12'25.59"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Qasr Bayir
Country: Jordan
City: Deasert Castle
Year of construction (AH): 125 AH
Year of construction (AD): 743 AD
GPS: 30°45'43.33"N 36°40'45.58"E
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Mushatta Palace
Country: Jordan
City: Amman
Year of construction (AH): 125 AH
Year of construction (AD): 743 AD
GPS: 31°44'17.42"N 36° 0'35.95"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Qasr Tubah
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AH): 126 AH
Year of construction (AD): 743 AD
GPS: 31°19'32"N 36°34'15"E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Harran University Mosque
Country: Turkey
City: Harran
Year of construction (AH): 127 AH
Year of construction (AD): 744 AD
GPS: 36°51’57.99”N 39°1’51.24”E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Mosque of Manṣūr
Country: Iraq
City: Baghdad
Year of construction (AH): 145 AH
Year of construction (AD): 762 AD
GPS: unknown location
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/5374 …
Mosque Name: Qasr Ukhaydir
Country: Iraq
City: Kufa
Year of construction (AH): 146 AH
Year of construction (AD): 764 AD
GPS: 32°26'25.91"N 43°36'13.39"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name:Ribat Fortress and Mosque
Country: Tunisia
City: Ribat
Year of construction (AH): 153 AH
Year of construction (AD): 770 AD
GPS: 35.827625 10.638728
Gibson Classification: Parallel …
Mosque Name: Tauste Islamic Graves
Country: Spain
City: Tauste
Year of construction (AH): 155 AH
Year of construction (AD): 772 AD
GPS: 41°55'0.80"N 1°15'17.34"W
ArchNet:
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Yammama Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Yamama/Al-Kharaj
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 24°11'31.79"N 47°21'7.27"E …
Mosque Name: Qasr Al-Fedayn Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Mufraq
Year of construction (AD): 700-744
GPS: 32°20'44.32"N 36°12'2.55"E
Gibson Classification: Between (181.8)
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Qasr Ain al-Sil
Country: Jordan
City: Azrak
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 31°53'40.36"N 36°50'44.98"E
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Qasr ‘Azraq Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: ‘Azraq
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 31°52'48.62"N 36°49'38.78"E
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt …
Mosque Name: Qasr Aseikhin Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 31°56'46.14"N 36°57'6.91"E
Gibson Classification: Mecca
Mosque Name: Sayh Ramdah Mosque
Country: Oman
City: Bowshar
Year of construction: unknown
GPS: 23°32'36.06"N N 58°23'54.99"E
Original Qibla: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
Mosque Name: Ibra Qiblatain Mosque
Country: Oman
City: Ibra
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 22.701938° 58.527554°
Gibson Classification: Petra …
Mosque Name: Yogharta Mosque
Country: Morocco
City: Beni Bouabdellah
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 34°49'16.54"N 2°30'11.43"W
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt …
Mosque Name: Bazaar Qaisariya
Country: Iraq
City: Erbil
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 36°11'26.10"N 44° 0'36.34"E
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: …
Mosque Name: Sawafa Mosque
Country: Iraq
City: Erbil
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 36.183528 44.003195
Original Qibla: Unknown - the yard faces …
Mosque Name: Raqqa Mosque
Country: Syria
City: Raqqa
Year of construction (AH): 155 AH
Year of construction (AD): 772 AD
GPS: 35°57'7.39"N 39° 1'15.64"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Bibi Samarkand
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Samarkand
Year of construction (AD): unknown
GPS: 39°39'38.39"N 66°58'49.57"E
Mosque Name: Abdul Qader Yagouri Mosque
Country: Algeria
City: Béni Abbès
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 8th Century
GPS: 30°08'00.5"N 2°09'50.3"W
Original …
Mosque Name: Qasr Al-Hallabat Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Desert Castle
Year of construction (AD): 705-740 AD Set according to texts
GPS: 32° 5'35.51"N 36°19'40.96"E
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Jami’ Uqba Ibn Nafi & the Great Mosque of Kairouan
Country: Tunisia
City: Kairouan
Year of construction (AH): 221 AH
Year of construction (AD): 836 AD
GPS: …
Mosque Name: Great Mosque of Samarra Sāmarrāʾ
Country: Iraq
City: Samarra
Year of construction (AH): 232 AH
Year of construction (AD): 847 AD
GPS: 34°11'56.26"N 43°52'24.76"E …
Mosque Name: Cordoba Mosque
Country: Spain
City: Cordoba
Year of construction (AH): 168 AH
Year of construction (AD): 784 AD
GPS: 37°52'45.23"N 4°46'46.46"W
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Great Mosque of Susa
Country: Tunisia
City: Susa
Year of construction (AH): 236 H
Year of construction (AD): 850 AD
GPS: 35°49'36.76"N 10°38'23.07"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Abu Dulaf Mosque
Country: Iraq
City: Samarra
Year of construction (AH): 245 AH
Year of construction (AD): 859 AD
GPS: 34° 21’ 39.6000" 43° 48’ 9.0000"
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Jami’a al-Abwab al Thalathah
Country: Tunisia
City: Kairouan
Year of construction (AH): 252 AH
Year of construction (AD): 866 AD
GPS: GPS Coordinates: 35°40'44.01"N 10° …
Mosque Name: Ibn Tulun Mosque
Country: Egypt
City: Cairo
Year of construction (AH): 263 AH
Year of construction (AD): 876 AD
GPS: 30°01'44"N 31°14'58"E
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Friday Mosque
Country: Iran
City: Asnaq
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 38° 3'42.97"N 47°11'20.90"E
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/5436
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Nine Domed Mosque
Country: Afghanistan
City: Haji-Piyada, Balkh
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 9th century
GPS: 36°43'47.1"N 66°53'7.1"E …
Mosque Name: Baliid Mosque
Country: Oman
City: Salalah
Year of construction (AH): unknown
Year of construction (AD): 8th century
GPS: 17° 0’21.45”N 54° 7’49.83”E
Original Qibla: Mecca
Mosque Name: Harat Friday Mosque or the Blue Mosque
Country: Afghanistan
City: Harrat
Year of construction (AH): 596 AH
Year of construction (AD): 1200 AD
GPS: 34°20'34.93"N …
Mosque Name: Rabadha Town and Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Rabadha
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
Rabadha Mosque 1
GPS: 24.631142 41.290238
Gibson Classification: Between
Rabadha Mosque …
The ruins of Thaj can be seen about 80 km west of Al-Jubail. It is a small village situated beside a dry lakebed generally known as “Sabkah”. The archaeological excavations undertaken by …
In Assyrian records dating from 845 BC, Adumatu (modern Dumat Al-Jandal) is mentioned as the capital of the Arab kingdoms. According to the text, Sennacherib captured Adumatu in 688 BC, and arrested …
The main port of Al-Ahsa on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, Al-‘Uqair is a large archaeological site containing old government buildings and a mosque built during the early days of King …
Tarut is an island of four square kilometers on the Arabian Gulf near Al-Qatif, Saudi Arabia. It is joined to Al-Qatif by a 4 km natural land bridge, which varies in width from 10 to 20 meters. The …
The ancient oasis town of Al Uyaynah (modern Al-Bid) is located about 225 km northwest of Tabuk. It was originally mentioned by Ptolemy) The tombs carved in the mountains are attributed to the …
The Saudi Ministry of Antiquities and Museums has been excavating this site since 1981. It is near Najran. The results have revealed an fortification with exterior wall built of finely shaped stones …
Mosque Name:
Country: Eritrea
City: Massawa
Year of construction (CE): 600-699
GPS: 15.611981 39.480632
ArchNet:
Gibson Classification: Petra (Jerusalem is very close as well)
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Zawilah Mosque
Country: Lybia
City: Zawilah
Year of construction (AH): 69
Year of construction (CE): 688
GPS: 26.165547 15.125548
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt facing Mecca: …
Mosque Name: Siraf Friday Mosque
Country: Iran
Year of construction (AD): 9th century
GPS: 27.667298 52.335089
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/3856
Gibson Classification: Mecca
Country: Iran,
Year of construction (AD): 750 AD,
GPS: 27.668227 52.331410,
Gibson Classification: Petra,
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never
Name: The Shrine of Ali
City: Najaf
Country: Iraq
Year of construction (AD): 786
GPS: 31.995885 44.314421
Gibson Classification: Petra
QIbla Direction: North of Petra, south of Jerusalem
Rebuilt …
Wādī al-Salām or the ‘Valley of Peace’ is an Islamic cemetery, located in the Shia holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world and covers 1,485.5 acres (6.01 km2; …
Mosque Name: Imam Riza Shrine
Country: Iran
City: Mashhad
Year of construction (AH): 201
Year of construction (CE): 817
GPS: 36.287371 59.614476
Gibson Classification: Mecca
Mosque Name: Husn Umayyad Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Hasn
Year of construction (AH): 600-699 CE
GPS: 32.489716° 35.880004°
Gibson Classification: Faces Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …
Mosque Name: Great Mosque Kilwa
Country: Tanzania
City: Kilwa
Year of construction (CE): 700-799
GPS: -8.959146 39.498294
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/3779/media_contents/1606
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Sal Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Sal (near Irbid)
Year of construction (AD): 700-799 CE
GPS: 32.570451° 35.911254°
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
Mosque Name: Bushra Mosque
Country: Bushra (near Irbid)
City: Jordan
Year of construction (AD): 700-799 CE
GPS: 32.558159° 35.894752°
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca:
Mosque Name: Aydoun Grand Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Aydoun
Year of construction (CE): 700-799
GPS: 32.506175 35.857349
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
Mosque Name: Tibnah Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Tibnah
Year of construction (CE): 700-799
GPS: 32.477252° 35.727335°
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never
Mosque Name: Al Midhmar Mosque
Country: Oman
City: Sahail
Year of construction (AH): 6
Year of construction (AD): 627
GPS: 23.311637° 58.010857°
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Sidi Ghanem Mosque
Country: Algeria
City: Mila
Year of construction (AH): 58
Year of construction (AD): 678
GPS: 36.450383° 6.271528°
Original Qibla: Parallel
Country: Tunisia
City: Ancient Dougga
Year of construction (AH): 187
Year of construction (AD): 800
GPS: 36.422733° 9.218833°
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/15054
Gibson Classification: …
Country: Morocco
City: Fez
Year of construction (AH): 828
Year of construction (AD): 213
GPS: 34.06487 -4.974803
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/1728/media_contents/122530
Gibson …
City: Tunisia
Year of construction (AH): 850
Year of construction (AD): 236
GPS: 34.735887° 10.760843°
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/5373/media_contents/61886
Gibson Classification: …
Country: Morocco
City: Fez
Year of construction (AH): 857
Year of construction (AD): 242
GPS: 34.064910° -4.973497°
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/1730in
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Mosque Name: Sidi-Ghomrassen
Country: Tunisia
City: Djerba
Year of construction (AH): 800-899
GPS: 33.874462° 10.866349°
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Country: Tunisia
City: Mahidia
Year of construction (AH): 916
Year of construction (AD): 304
GPS: 35.503972° 11.071964°
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/3767/media_contents/155
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Medjez el Bab
Country: Tunisia
City: Beja
Year of construction (AH): 333
Year of construction (AD): 944
GPS: 36.725183° 9.182850°
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Mosque Name: Great Mosque of Sale
Country: Morocco
City: Sale
Year of construction (AH):
Year of construction (AD):
GPS: 36.725183° 9.182850°
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Country: Morocco
City: Tangier
Year of construction (AH): 592
Year of construction (AD): 1196
GPS: 35.785840° -5.809504°
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/6353
Gibson Classification: …
The Qur’an speaks several times of the people of Midian, assuming that the listeners in Medina were acquainted with at least the background of these people who roamed the Arabian deserts one …
Mosque Name: Barwada Mosque
Country: India
City: Gujarat
Year of construction (AD): 700-800 CE
GPS: 21.692053 72.270851
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never
Mosque Name: Kilakarai Old Mosque
Country: India
City: Kilakarai
Year of construction 600-699 CE
GPS: 9.234391 78.7836
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing Mecca: 1036
Mosque Name: Palaiya Jumma Palli
Country: India
City: Kilakarai
Year of construction 600-699 CE
GPS: 9.229489 78.785983
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing Mecca: 1036
Mosque Name: Country: The Monsouri Mosque of Tripoli, Lebanon is also known The Great Mosque of Tripoli.
City: Tripoli
GPS: 34.434520 35.842500
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/1702
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Sultan Yaʿqūb Tomb
Country: Lebanon
City: Sultan Yaʿqūb
GPS: 33.644314, 35.859838
Gibson Classificaton: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
Description:
Who was Sultan Yaʿqūb?
Uncovering …
Mosque Name: Sultan Yacoub
Country: Lebanon
City: Sultan Yacoub
GPS: 33.644409, 35.859977
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
Mosque Name: Hasan Mosque
Country: Morocco
City: Rabat
Year of construction (AH): 591
Year of construction (AD): 1195
GPS: 34.023814 -6.822614
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/2557
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Kasbah Mosque
Country: Morocco
City: Marrakech
Year of construction (AH): 586
Year of construction (AD): 1190
GPS: 31.617706 -7.988705
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Koutoubia Mosque
Country: Morocco
City: Marrakech
Year of construction (AH): 548
Year of construction (AD): 1154
GPS: 31.623757 -7.993366
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/1741 …
Mosque Name: Kasbah Citadel Mosque, also known as The Mosque of the Kasbah, and also The Old Mosque.
Country: Morocco
City: Rabat
Year of construction (AH): 544
Year of construction (AD): 1150
GPS: …
Name: Udayas Graveyard
Country: Morocco
City: Udayas
GPS: 34.02987 -6.841498
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
Description:
It …
Mosque Name: Magokk-i Attor
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Bukhara
Year of construction (AH): 800-900
GPS: 39.773227 64.418328
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never
Mosque Name: Kalyan mosque
Country: Afghanistan
City: Herat
Year of construction (AH): 712 CE
Year of construction (AD): 92 AD
GPS: 39.775917 64.414086
Original Qibla: Unknown, faces just north …
Mosque Name: Suliman Estakhr Mosque
Country: Persepolis
City: Estakhr
GPS: 29.979923 52.910150
Original Qibla: Unknown
Description:
The archaeological …
Mosque Name: Malek Mosque
Country: Iran
City: ZooZan
Year of construction (AH): 780
Year of construction (AD): 160
GPS: 34.355441 59.876897
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: …
Mosque Name: Blue Mosque
Country: Afghanistan
City: Mazari Sharif
Year of construction (AH): 8th Century
GPS: 36.709000 67.110842
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/3939
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Ulugh Beg Madrasa
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Samarqand
Year of construction (AH): 1420
GPS: 39.654781° 66.975731°
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/2123
Gibson Classification: Petra …
The Ka’ba
The Ka’ba in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is the center of the Islamic world today. It’s roots go back into the early days of Islamic history. Despite this the very …
Mosque Name: Kashan Mosque
Country: Iran
City: Kashan
Year of construction 800-899
GPS: 33°59'1.57"N 51°26'36.92"E
Gibson Classification: 240.7
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never
Mosque Name: Kashan Solatani Mosque and Madrasa
Country: Iran
City: Kashan
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 33.982860° 51.447866°
Gibson Classification: 255.2 (Petra)
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Agha Bozorg Mosque
Country: Iran
City: Kashan
Year of construction (AD): 18th century
GPS: 33.978204 51.445279
ArchNet: https://archnet.org/sites/1625
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Estakhr Suliman Mosque
Country: Iran
City: Estakhr, Persepolis 93 AH
Year of original construction: unknown Possibly 712 CD
GPS: 29.979923 52.910150
Gibson Classification: Between …
Mosque Name: Abarkuh Congregational Mosque
Country: Iran
City: Abarkuh
Year of construction (AH): Unknown (800-899)
Year of construction (AD): Unknown
GPS: 31.130353° 53.285296°
ArchNet: …
Mosque Name: Mianchal Mosque and Madrasa
Country: Iran
City: Kashan
Year of construction (AD): unknown (Current building 1500s)
GPS: 33.985076° 51.448252°
Gibson Classification: 247.2 (Between) …
Mosque Name: Sorkhe Mosque
Country: Iran
City: Sorkhe
Year of construction (AD): Unknown
GPS: 35.464113 53.213335
Original Qibla: 241.7 (Between)
Gibson Classificatoin: Never
Mosque Name: Biroon Mosque
Country: Iran
City: Abarkuh
Year of construction (AD): unknown
GPS: 31.124929 53.295318
Original Qibla: 259.6 (Between)
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Recently
Mosque Name: Tiberias Umayyad Mosque
Country: Israel
City: Tiberias
Upper Mosque Year of construction 740 CE / 112 AH
Lower Mosque Year of construction 670 CE / 50 AH
GPS: 32.776276 35.543996 …
Mosque Name: Odigram Mosque
Country: Pakistan
City: Raja Gir
Year of construction (AH): 440
Year of construction (AD): 1048
GPS: 34.743141 72.314213
Qibla Direction: 273
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Nimes Graveyard
Country: France
City: Nimes
Year of Burials: 800 - 900:
GPS: 43.833353 4.351409
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Description: …
Mosque Name: Muhammad bin Qasim Mosque
Country: Pakistan
City: Sindh
Year of construction (AD): unknown, 712 or later
Year of construction (AH): 93 AH or later
GPS: 27.645815° 68.936360°
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Nahal ‘Arod Open Air Mosque
Country: Negev
City: Rural - Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 30.496555 34.707789
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt …
Mosque Name: Be’er Karkom - Two Open-Air Mosques
Country: Negev
City: Rural, Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
Be’er Karkom1 GPS: 30.289766 34.766608
Gibson …
Mosque Name: Nahal Oded Open-Air Mosques
Country: Negev
City: Rural, Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 30.504929 34.707352
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Har Oded - Open-Air Mosques
Country: Negev
City: Rural, Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 30.508363 34.755601
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Bor Bator. Open-Air Mosque
Country: Negev
City: Rural, Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 30.383096 34.610312
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing …
Country: Negev
City: Rural, Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 30.893767 34.863587
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing …
Country: Negev
City: Rural, Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 30.752364 34.899499
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing …
Country: Negev
City: Rural, Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 30.730121 34.599858
Gibson Classification: Mecca
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never …
Country: Negev
City: Rural, Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 30.681938 34.497799
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never …
Country: Negev
City: Rural, Negev Highlands
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 30.881611 34.790761
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never …
Country: Libya
City: Tripoli
Year of construction (AD): 973 362 (AH)
GPS: 32.895391 13.178872
Archnet: https://www.archnet.org/sites/3505
Gibson Classification: …
Country: Negev
City: Shivta (also known as Sobota, or Esbeita)
Year of construction (AD): 701-760
GPS: 30.880825 34.631229
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Khirbet Samra Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Samra, Mufraq Province
Year of construction (AD): 600-699
GPS: 32.180045 36.162585
Gibson Classification:: Petra 198
Rebuilt facing Mecca: …
Mosque Name: Ḥubrāṣ Umayyad Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Ḥubrāṣ
Year of construction (AH): 700-799 AD
GPS: 32.672086, 35.841391
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …
Mosque Name: Hammam as-Sarah Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: near Hallabat
Year of construction (AH): 700 - 799
GPS: 32.083627, 36.36301
Gibson Classification: Petra Qibla, 193, Harremoes measurment: …
Mosque Name: Khirbet Burz Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Sama Rusan
Year of construction (AH): 800-899
GPS: 32.623889, 35.799861
Gibson Classification: Mecca
Description:
This mosque had no roof …
Mosque Name: Wadi Shireh Open Air Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Wadi Rum
Year of construction (AH): 728
Year of construction (AD): 109
GPS: 29.777571, 35.609588
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt …
Mosque Name: Nitl Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Nitl
Year of construction (AD): 1100 CE
GPS: 31.652248, 35.861363
Gibson Classification: Between 176.69
Description:
A long rectangular mosque with …
Mosque Name: Masjid ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz
Country: Jordan
City: Suf
Year of construction (AH): 68 AH
Year of construction (AD): 687 AD
GPS: 32.31528, 35.83889
Gibson Classification: Petra, …
Mosque Name: Ain Beni Hasan Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Ain Beni Hasan
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 32.270165, 36.055454
Gibson Classification: Between
Description:
The prayer room is …
Mosque_Name: Uskāf Banī al-Junayd Mosque
Classification: Between Year CE: 642-710
Year AH: 20-90
age_group: Early Umayyad
City: Uskāf Banī Junayd
Country: Iraq
Rebuilt: No
GPS: 33.0956 45.0460 …
Mosque Name: Rajum Qasr and Mosque
also known as: Rujm al-Kursī
Country: Jordan
City: Amman
Year of construction (AH): 600-699
GPS: 31.970292° 35.838694°
Gibson Classification: Mosque Qibla: …
Mosque Name: Hayan Mishref
Country: Jordan
City: Mufraq Governate
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 32.267299° 36.153612°
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never …
Mosque Name: Sa’d Mosques, (north and south)
Country: Jordan
City: Sa’d
Year of construction (AH): Umayyad
North Mosque GPS: 32.341605 35.980332
South Mosque GPS: 32.339167 …
Mosque Name: Nahal Peher Mosque
Country: Negev
City: Rahat
Year of construction (AD): 600 - 800 CE
GPS: 31.372357 34.764179
Gibson Classification: Unknown 174.81 from drawings
Rebuilt …
Mosque Name: Shamakhi Friday Mosque
Country: Azerbaijan
City: Abarkuh
Year of construction (AH): 125
Year of construction (AD): 743
GPS: 40.626828° 48.643781°
ArchNet:
Gibson Classification: …
GPS Coordinates: 27.752019° 36.226592°
Ruwāfa is a small second-century structure that stands alone in the Arabian desert. It stands on the Nabataean north-south trade route in close proximity to a …
Mosque Name: Khirbet Sabata (Sabta)
Country: Jordan
City: Sabata
Year of construction (AH): 600-699
GPS: 32.292694 35.851925
Gibson Classification: Petra 187°
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …
Mosque Name: Habib’i Neccar
Country: Turkey
City: Antakya
Year of construction (AH):
Year of construction (AD):
GPS: 36.201553 36.165468
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: …
Name: Qasr Azraq
Country: Jordan
City: Azraq
GPS: 31.880208 36.827282
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never
Mosque: The mosque faces the Between Qibla
Mosque Name: Ghaen Mosque
Country: Iran
City: Ghaen
Year of construction (AH): 796
Year of construction (CE): 1395
GPS: 33.725782 59.193121
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: …
Mosque Name: Heraqlah
Country: Syria
City: Heraqlah
Year of construction (AH): 190
Year of construction (CE): 806
GPS: 35.95673 38.93308
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …
Mosque Name: The Great Mosque of Taza
Country: Morocco
City: Taza
Year of construction (AH): 536
Year of construction (CE): 1142
GPS: 34.212503 -4.018969
ArchNet: archnet.org/sites/5017
Gibson …
Mosque Name: White Mosque
Country: Israel
City: Ramla
Year of construction (CE): 1318
Some sources claim there was a structure on this site built around 700-750
GPS: 31.927568 34.865970
Gibson …
Country: Turkey
City: Tarsus
Year of construction (CE): 750-799
GPS: 36.911115° 34.896216°
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Dated by stratigraphy and …
Mosque Name: Kharāb Sayyār
Country: Syria
City: Sayyār
Year of construction 185 AH
Year of construction: 801 CE
GPS: 36.589464 39.561229
Gibson Classification: Mecca
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …
Mosque Name: Merida Fortress Mosque
Country: Spain
City: Merida
Year of construction (AH): 220
Year of construction (AD): 835
GPS: 38.914912 -6.346902
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Surt Mosque
Country: Libya
City: Surt,
Year of construction (AH): 236
Year of construction (AD): 850
GPS: 31.207549 16.588975
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt facing Mecca: …
Mosque Name: Susiya
Country: Palestine
City: Negev
Year of construction (AH): 193
Year of construction (AD): 809
GPS: 31.405529 35.102917
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …
Mosque Name: Zarazoga Mosque
Country: Spain
City: Zarazoga
Year of construction (AH):
Year of construction (AD):
GPS: 41.654499 -0.875786
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never …
Mosque Name: Jebal Says, Jabal Sais (Arabic: جبل سايس)
Country: Syria
City: Sebal Says
Year of construction (AH): 88
Year of construction (AD): 707
GPS: 33.303148 37.359571
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Beth Shean
Country: Israel
City: Beth Shean
Mosque 1:
Year of construction (AH): 135
Year of construction (AD): 753
GPS: 32.503314 35.501948
Mosque 2:
GPS: 32.502789 35.502790
Year of …
Mosque Name: Ba’ayith
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Ba’ayith
Year of construction (AD): 750-799
GPS: 26.049907 41.922744
Gibson Classification: unknown
Description:
Identifying the …
Mosque Name: Haidra Umayyad Mosque
Country: Tunisia
City: Haydra
Year of construction (AD): 700-800 CE
GPS: 35.565529° 8.453322° Approx
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
Haïdra (Arabic: …
Mosque Name: Abū Ghūsh
Country: Israel
City: Aby Ghosh
Year of construction (AD): 750-799
GPS: 31.810562 35.107872
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
Western Palestine is extremely rich …
Mosque Name: Nahal Omer Openair mosque
Country: Negev
Year of construction (AD): 750-799
GPS: 30.544067 35.177101
Gibson Classification: Between
Description:
This is one of the open air mosques …
Mosque Name: Volubilis Mosque
Country: Morocco
City: Walīla
Year of construction (AD): 800 - 899
GPS: 34.072221 -5.555805
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
The name of Volubilis is …
Mosque Name: Shanga
Country: Kenya
City:Shanga
Year of construction (AD): 750-799
GPS: -2.125483 41.065378
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
The eaerly mosque is about 1.64 x 2.59 …
Mosque Name: Afrasiab Mosque
Country: Uzbekistan
City: Afrasiab Settlement
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 39.669483 66.990691 approx
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
Reference …
Mosque Name: al-Bāra Mosque
Country: Syria
City: Al-Bara
Year of construction (AD): 750-799
GPS: 35.688414 36.531234
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
The original GPS coordinates used …
Mosque Name: Tepe Madraseh
Country: Iran
Year of construction (AD): 785
GPS: 36.165943° 58.811741°
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
A Tepe is a mount or a tell. This tell was excavated …
Mosque Names: Siraf Site C & F mosques
Country: Iran
City: Siraf
Site C Mosque
Year of construction (AD): 802
GPS: 27.667838 52.341286
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Site F mosque
Year of …
Mosque Name: Sabz
Country: Iran
City: Pushan
Year of construction (AD): 850 CE
GPS: 36.03303 58.999801
Gibson Classification: unknown
Description:
A square mihrab was found in Room 3C1 during an …
Mosque Name: Mezquita de Cordoba (phase 3)
Country: Spain
City: Cordoba
Year of construction (AD): 855 CE
GPS: 37.879075 -4.781293
Gibson Classification: unknown
Description:
An inscription was …
Mosque Name: El Naranjal de Almagro
Country: Spain
City: Cordoba
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 37.875339 -4.793393
ArchNet:
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
Date of the mosque …
Mosque Name: El Salvador Mosque
Country: Spain
City: Toledo
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 39.856273 -4.026072
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Description:
The remains of this mosque were …
Mosque Name: Ba-Yazid Mosque
Country: Iran
City: Basṭām
Year of construction (AD): 856
GPS: 36.7916 46.0173
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
A square mihrab was found at this site. …
Mosque Name: ‘Arja
Country: Oman
City: Sohar
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 24.377190 56.450441
Gibson Classification: unknown
Description:
A semicurcular mihrab was found at the …
Mosque Name: Baṣra Great Mosque
Country: Iraq
City: Baṣra
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 30.505133 47.814902
Gibson Classification: Between
Description:
This mosque was made of stone …
Mosque Name: As-Samu Mosque
Country: Negev
City: Eshtemoa
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 31.401072 35.067306
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
A semicircular mihrab was found …
Mosque Name: Khirbet Abu Ṣuwwana
Country: Palestine
City: Maale Adumim
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 31.766268 35.300383
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
This is the site of an …
Mosque Name: Jerash Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Jerash
Year of construction (AH):
Year of construction (AD):
GPS: 18.202619 42.824009
Gibson Classification: Petra
Description:
Dated through …
Mosque Name: Sederot Old Mosque
Country: Israel
City: Sederot
Year of construction (AD): 800 - 899
GPS: 31.534786° 31.534786°
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description:
An old mosque with a …
Mosque Name: Hulbuk Castle Mosque
Country: Tajikistan
City: Hulbuk
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 37.777524 69.556695
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
Description: …
Mosque Name: al-Mābiyyāt Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: al-Mābiyyāt
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 26.503742 38.053196
Gibson Classification: Between
Description:
Date of the mosque …
Mosque Name: Asham Mosque
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: ASham
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 19.610885 41.211123
Gibson Classification:
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Between
Description:
Dated …
Mosque Name: Ajdābiyā Palace Mosque
Country: Libya
City: Ajdābiyā
Year of construction (AH): 310
Year of construction (AD): 922 CE
GPS: 30.757695 20.220012
Gibson Classification:
Description: …
Mosque Name: Jerash Small Mosque
Country: Jordan
City: Jerash
Year of construction (CE): 700-799
GPS: 32.281250° 35.892972°
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never
Description: …
Mosque Name: Maqam of Zayd ibn Ali
Country: Jordan
City: Rabat, Moab
Year of construction (AH): 740
Year of construction (AD): 122
GPS: 31.268628 35.743585
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt: 1566 …
Mosque Name: Mu’tah Qasr and Tomb of Zayid ibn Ali
Country: Jordan
City: Mu’tah
Year of construction (AH): 740
Year of construction (AD): 122
GPS: 31.089892 35.708814
Gibson …
Mosque 1
Mosque Name: Umm Qussa Mosque 1
Country: Jordan
City: Baidha (near Petra)
Year of construction (CE): 800-899
GPS: 30.374861 35.454722
Gibson Classification: Mecca
Description:
Plan: A …
Mosque Name: Mosque of the Prophet or Masjid at-Tawba
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Tabuk
Year of construction (AH): Unknown (700-750)
Year of construction (AD): Unknown (87-132)
GPS: 28.384038 …
Mosque Name: Xian Great Mosque
Country: China
City: Guangzhou
Year of construction (AH): 8
Year of construction (AD): 629 (742)
GPS: 23.148262 23.148262
Archnet: https://www.archnet.org/sites/3973 …
Country: Israel
City: Tell Shiloh
Year of construction (AH): Early Umayyad
GPS: 32.054689 35.290035
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …
When the last Sassanian ruler, Yazdegerd III (632–651) was killed near the city and the Sassanian military governor surrendered to the approaching Arab army. Representatives of the caliph Umar …
Mosque Name: Gaza Great Mosque (Congregational)
Country: Palestine
City: Gaza
Year of construction (AH): 14
Year of construction (AD): 635
GPS: 31.504283 34.464567
Gibson Classification: Petra …
Mosque Name: Badajoz Mosque
Country: Spain
City: Badajoz
Year of construction (AH): 267
Year of construction (AD): 880
GPS: 38.883681 -6.969402
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Description: …
Country: Syria
City: Rahba
Year of construction (AH): 215
Year of construction (AD): 830
GPS: 35.00676 40.424521
Gibson Classification: Between
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …
Country: Syria
City: Aleppo
Year of construction (AH):
Year of construction (AD):
GPS: 36.198713 37.152282
Archnet: sites/3718
Gibson Classification: Rashidun …
Country: Turmenistan
City: Dehistan
Year of construction (AH): 184-286
Year of construction (AD): 800-899
GPS: 38.266425 54.621741
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Description: …
Country: Algeria
City: Tlemcen
Year of construction (AH): 475
Year of construction (AD): 1082
GPS: 34.883771 -1.310485
Gibson Classification: Parallel …
Mosque Name: Koutoubia Mosque
Country: Morocco
City: Marrakesh
Year of construction (AH): 541
Year of construction (AD): 1147
GPS: 31.623757 -7.993366
Gibson Classification: Parallel …
Country: Morocco
City: Meknes
Year of construction (AH): 552
Year of construction (AD): 1150
GPS: 33.894839 -5.564855
Gibson Classification:Parallel
Description: …
Mosque Name: Ma’an Qasr
Country: Jordan
City: Ma’an
Year of construction (AH): 700-750
Year of construction (AD): 81-133
GPS: 30.204225 35.789630
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt …
Location Name: Tell Qarassa Graves
Country: Syria
City: Caramil
Year of construction (AH): 81-183
Year of construction (AD): 700-799
GPS: 36.377965 37.275096
Gibson Classification: Between …
Name: Kizimkazi Mosque
Country: Tanzania
City: South of Zanzibar
GPS: -6.436123 39.462377
Orientation: 328 degrees
Petra / Between: 354 and Mecca 0.72
Description:
Among the relics and …
Mosque Name: Tinmal Mosque
Country: Morocco
City: Tinmal
Year of construction (AH): 542
Year of construction (AD): 1148
GPS: 30.984945 -8.228598
Faces: 156.16 degrees
Gibson Classification: …
Mosque Name: Omari Mosque
Country: Syria
City: Daraa
Year of construction (AH): 700-799 CE
Year of construction (AD): 81-183 AH
GPS: 32.612507 36.101027
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing …
Mosque Name: Sayyida Zaynab mosque and Shrine
Country: Syria
City: Damascus
Year of construction (AH): 81 - 182 AH
Year of construction (AD): 700- 800 CE
GPS: 33.444361 36.340834
ArchNet: …
Mosque: Ruqayya Mosque and Shrine
Name: Country: Syria
City: Damascus
Year of construction (AH): 81-183
Year of construction (AD): 700-800
GPS: 33.513483 36.307032
Gibson Classification: Between …
Mosque Name: Hassanein
Country: Syria
City: Hama
Year of construction (AH): 1161
Year of construction (AD): 554
GPS: 35.134475 36.748679
Gibson Classification: Petra
Rebuilt facing Mecca: Never …
Mosque Qibla: 358 degrees
Nearest Qibla is the Between Qibla: 354.2 degrees which is 3.8 degrees to the east.
The Marqrizi Khitat tells us that the qibla from this island (known as …
Mosque Name: Dura Europos Mosques
Country: Iraq
City: Dura Europos
Year of construction (AH): 700 - 800
Year of construction (AD): 81-183
Mosque 1: Rashidun
GPS: 34.751142 40.729486
Gibson …