Ar-Rahman Mosque (Aleppo)
Mosque in Aleppo, Syria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ar-Rahman Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلرَّحْمَٰن, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ ar-Raḥmān) is a contemporary mosque in Aleppo, Syria, located on King Faisal Street. It was opened in 1994 and features a combined style of the early Umayyad architecture and modern mosques.
| Ar-Rahman mosque جَامِع ٱلرَّحْمَٰن | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Aleppo, Syria |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°12′59″N 37°08′18″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1994 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 6 |
It has a large central dome surrounded with 2 high and 4 shorter rectangular minarets. The external walls of the mosque are decorated with stones in the form of traditional Quran pages, inscribed with some verses from the Ar-Rahman sura.[1]
- The mosque under construction in 1983. Henk van Rinsum, Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen
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