Al-Omari Grand Mosque

Al-Omari Grand Mosque
Arabic: المسجد العمري الكبير
The mosque in 2008
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
StatusActive
Location
LocationCentral District, Beirut
CountryLebanon
Al-Omari Grand Mosque is located in Beirut
Al-Omari Grand Mosque
Location of the mosque in Beirut
Geographic coordinates33°53′51″N 35°30′19″E / 33.8976°N 35.5052°E / 33.8976; 35.5052
Architecture
Architect(s)Youssef Haidar (2004)
Type
Style
Date established1291 (as an Islamic community)
Groundbreaking1113 (as a church)
Completed
  • 1115 (as a church)
  • 1291 (as a mosque)
Specifications
Dome(s)Three (estimate)
Minaret(s)Two

The Al-Omari Grand Mosque (Arabic: المسجد العمري الكبير), known as Jami' Al-Kabir, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in the central district of Beirut, in Lebanon.

The building has been a place of worship including its original use as a Roman temple, and subsequently as a Roman church, before Beirut was conquered by Mamluk Egypt and it was converted into a mosque.


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