Sidi Darghut Mosque

mosque, külliye
Year dem found am	1560
Found by	Turgut Reis
Country	Libya
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Tripoli
Located in time zone	UTC+02:00
Coordinate location	32°53′56″N 13°10′38″E
Architectural style	Ottoman architecture

De Sidi Darghut Mosque (Arabic: جامع درغوت باشا), sanso know am as de Jama Sidi Darghut, be a Sunni Islam mosque, wey dey locate insyd Tripoli, Libya. Na dem build am insyd approximately 1560 CE by Dragut for de site of a Hospitaller church, parts of wich na dem incorporate am into de mosque. Na de mosque be damaged insyd World War II, wey na e subsequently be repaired, although na de reconstruction no completely be faithful to ein original design.

History

Na dem build de Sidi Darghut Mosque insyd c. 1560 by de Ottoman governor Dragut, shortly after de 1551 recapture of Tripoli from de Knights Hospitaller. Na de site of de mosque be formerly occupied by de Hospitaller church anaa chapel. Na de church survive de 1551 siege, wey Dragut personally choose dis site make he build ein mosque. According to local tradition, na dem retain de church building intact wey dem incorporate am into de mosque.^[1] After na dem kill Dragut whilst attacking de Hospitallers insyd de Great Siege of Malta insyd 1565, na dem take ein body to Tripoli wey dem bury am insyd de mosque.^[2]

Na dem carry out number of alterations to de mosque by Iskander Pasha insyd de early 1600s, wey dey include de remodelling of de minaret^[1] den de construction of a hammam^[3] (anaa at least de renovation of an existing one).^[1]

De Superintendence of Monuments and Excavations make an accurate survey of de site in 1921. Na dem restore de building insyd de 1920s, although na dem bombard am during World War II den de central part of de building (wich na e be de church) na ebe severely damaged. Na reconstruction works Ali Mohamed Abu Zaian undertake, den de mosque dem rebuild dey contain a number of differences from de original building.^[1]

Armed men attempt make dem vandalise de mosque chaw times during de 2014 violence insyd Libya, wey na dem repel am.^[4]

Architecture

Na de Sidi Darghut Mosque be de first Ottoman style mosque dem build insyd Tripoli. De building get a T-shaped prayer hall, plus a plan wey dey bear sam similarities to mosques dem find insyd Anatolia. Na de Hospitaller church be a small rectangular building plus timber beams wey dey support a flat roof, wey na dem convert am into a mosque dem add new wings for either syd of de original building.^[1] De mosque be set within a trapezoidal enclosure wich dey include oda facilities wey dey include a cemetery.^[5]

De prayer hall get a roof wich na originally consist of 27 small cupolas (32 after de postwar reconstruction). Dis element be typical of traditional Libyan architecture, wey na later e cam turn a common element insyd mosques dem build insyd de area. De mosque dey include two mihrabs, den a number of tombs wey dey include dat of Dragut den ein family be found near one of dem. De mosque sanso dey include a fountain for ablution (dem know as a midha) den minaret wich na Iskander Pasha remodel insyd 1602.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Mallia, David (2011). "The survival of the Knights' Church in Tripoli" (PDF). Proceedings of History Week: 29–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2019.
↑ Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (1987). A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period. Cambridge University Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780521337670.
↑ Micara, Ludovico (2008). "The Ottoman Tripoli: A Mediterranean Medina". In Khadra Jayyusi, Salma; Holod, Renata; Petruccioli, Antillio; Raymond, André (eds.). The City in the Islamic World. Brill Publishers. pp. 389–390. ISBN 9789047442653.
↑ "Update on violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the ongoing violence in Libya (revised*)" (PDF). United Nations Support Mission in Libya / Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2020.
↑ Bloom, Jonathan M. (2020). Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700–1800. Yale University Press. pp. 218–219. ISBN 9780300218701.

External links

[phw2011-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mallia, David (2011). "The survival of the Knights' Church in Tripoli" (PDF). Proceedings of History Week: 29–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2019.

[2] Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (1987). A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period. Cambridge University Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780521337670.

[3] Micara, Ludovico (2008). "The Ottoman Tripoli: A Mediterranean Medina". In Khadra Jayyusi, Salma; Holod, Renata; Petruccioli, Antillio; Raymond, André (eds.). The City in the Islamic World. Brill Publishers. pp. 389–390. ISBN 9789047442653.

[4] "Update on violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the ongoing violence in Libya (revised*)" (PDF). United Nations Support Mission in Libya / Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2020.

[5] Bloom, Jonathan M. (2020). Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700–1800. Yale University Press. pp. 218–219. ISBN 9780300218701.

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