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Ould el-Hamra Mosque

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Ould Al Hamra Mosque
mosque
Year dem found am1789 Edit
Native labelمسجد ولد الحمراء Edit
Religion anaa worldviewIslam Edit
CountryMorocco Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydCasablanca Edit
Coordinate location33°36′5″N 7°37′6″W Edit
Architectural styleMoorish architecture Edit
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Ould el-Hamra Mosque (Arabic: مسجد ولد الحمرا) be a mosque insyd de medina of Casablanca dem first erect insyd 1789. Along plus de Ettedgui Synagogue den de Church of San Buenaventura, ebe of de three buildings wey dey represent de three Abrahamic religions insyd a space of 250 m2 insyd de medina.[1]

History

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Na dem erect am under Sultan Muhammad III bin Abdellah insyd de year 1204 of de Hijra, anaa 1789.[2] Na Casablanca be one of a number of cities—wey dey include Essaouira, Marrakesh, den Rabat—wey na Sultan Muhammad III revitalize after de earthquake of 1755.[3] De historian Abdallah Laroui bell de sultan "de architect of modern Morocco."[4]

Na e undergo renovations under Sultan Hassan I insyd de year 1320 of de Hijra, anaa 1892.[2]

Na e undergo restoration work supervised by de Ministry of Islamic Affairs wey dey start May 14, 2010.[2] Na King Mohammed VI inaugurate de mosque after de restoration plus a Friday sermon December 16, 2016.[5]

Architecture

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De architecture of de mosque be Maghrebi.[2] De prayer hall fi fit 1500 people.[5]

References

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  1. "الدار البيضاء.. المدينة النابضة بالحياة ذات التصميم الأصيل". Le Desk (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "مسجد«ولد الحمراء» بالدار البيضاء .. قبلة سكان المدينة القديمة التي تفوح بعبق التاريخ". كازا 24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  3. Blondeau, Mathilde; Ouzzani, Kenza Joundy (2016). Casablanca courts-circuits. ISBN 978-9954-37-750-5. OCLC 1135744090.
  4. Laroui, Abdallah; Manheim, Ralph (1977). The History of the Maghrib: An Interpretive Essay. Princeton University Press. p. 276. JSTOR j.ctt13x12zg.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "الملك محمد السادس يدشّن مسجد "ولد الحمراء" بالدار البيضاء". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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