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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


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

The Hussein Mosque


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