Al-Omari Grand Mosque | |
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Arabic: المسجد العمري الكبير | |
![]() The mosque in 2008 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status |
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Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Central District, Beirut |
Country | Lebanon |
Location of the mosque in Beirut | |
Geographic coordinates | 33°53′51″N 35°30′19″E / 33.8976°N 35.5052°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Youssef Haidar (2004) |
Type | |
Style | |
Date established | 1291 (as an Islamic community) |
Groundbreaking | 1113 (as a church) |
Completed |
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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.