Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque | |
---|---|
Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلسَّيِّدة رُقَيَّة | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shia (Twelver) |
Location | |
Location | Damascus, Ash-Sham |
Country | Syria |
Geographic coordinates | 33°30′48″N 36°18′26″E / 33.51333°N 36.30722°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Sayyidah Ruqayyah Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلسَّيِّدة رُقَيَّة, romanized: Masjid as-Sayyidah Ruqayyah) is a Twelver Shia mosque, located in Damascus, Syria, and contains the grave of Sukainah, also known as "Ruqayyah", the young daughter of Al-Husayn ibn Ali.[1]