Amr ibn al-As Mosque (Damietta)
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The Amr ibn al-As Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ, romanized: Masjid ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ), also known as the Abu'l-Ma'ati Mosque[1] or Al-Fateh Mosque,[2][3][4] is a historic mosque in Damietta, Egypt. According to some local sources, it is the second mosque to be built in Egypt, named for Amr ibn al-As, one of the Companions of the Prophet who led the Arab conquest of Egypt. It was temporarily the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin during the Crusader occupation of Damietta.[4][5]
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Amr ibn al-As Mosque | |
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مَسْجِد عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ | |
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Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
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Location | Damietta, Egypt |
Geographic coordinates | 31.4229°N 31.8180°E / 31.4229; 31.8180 |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Date established | 642 (uncertain) |
Site area | 3420 square metres |
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