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: unknown
Rebuilt facing Mecca: 1924
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Description:
This Ottoman style mosque was rebuilt using striking pink-and-white stone in 1924 by the late King Abdullah I on the site of an ancient mosque built originally by Omar ibn Al-Khattab the 2nd Caliph of Islam. It is probably also, the site of the Cathedral of Roman Philadelphia. The modern mosque faces Mecca. There is no trace of the earlier Omari mosque.
The Hussein Mosque
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