al-Omari mosque (Darʿā)

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Al-Omari Mosque (Darʿā)

The al-Omari Mosque ( Arabic الجامع العمري, DMG al-ǧāmiʿ al-ʿumarī ) is a mosque named after the caliph Umar ibn al-Chattab in the city of Darʿā in Syria . It is located in the southern part of Darʿā, on Umar-ibn-al-Chattab Street. Immediately to the west is an area designed as an archaeological open-air museum, it shows the ruins of a theater from Roman-Byzantine times.

Sheikh Ahmed as-Sayasina is currently (March 2011) the mosque's official preacher.

architecture

The al-Omari Mosque is one of the main attractions of Darʿā. It has three aisles and the interior is dominated by ancient spoils . The floor plan is based on the Umayyad mosque in Damascus . When the mosque was built is not known, but it is possible that the first work took place in the early Islamic period. The courtyard is lined with double arcades . There is also an inscription describing the cultivation of Riwaqs in 1253.

history

During the nationwide protests, the mosque was used by around 300 people as the organizational center for demonstrations critical of the government. On March 22, 2011, over a thousand demonstrators gathered and formed a human chain around the mosque. The next morning, security forces stormed the mosque using tear gas and snipers . Initially there was talk of six dead demonstrators. According to the hospital, at least 25 or 37 people were killed by firearms and opposition representatives even spoke of more than a hundred people shot. The government spoke of an operation against an " armed gang " and showed pictures of weapons found.

According to the coordinating committee, there was a “ huge ” demonstration in front of the mosque on the celebration of the breaking of the fast at the end of August 2011 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Syria: Security forces kill six demonstrators. In: ORF . March 23, 2011, accessed March 23, 2011 .
^ ^A ^b F. Scheck, J. Odenthal: Syria: High cultures between the Mediterranean and the Arabian desert . DuMont, 1998, ISBN 3-7701-3978-X ( page 400; description of the Al-Omari mosque in the Google book search).
↑ ^a ^b March 24, 11:45 a.m .: At least 25 opponents of the regime shot dead in Syria. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . March 21, 2011, archived from the original on February 11, 2013 ; Retrieved March 24, 2011 .
↑ ^a ^b Escalation between demonstrators and regime. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . March 23, 2011, archived from the original on March 25, 2011 ; Retrieved March 23, 2011 .
↑ ^a ^b massacre also in Syria. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. March 24, 2011, accessed March 25, 2011 .
↑ Assad is only left with Lebanon. In: the daily newspaper . August 31, 2011, accessed August 31, 2011 .

[töten-1] Syria: Security forces kill six demonstrators. In: ORF . March 23, 2011, accessed March 23, 2011 .

[Hochkultur-2] A ^b F. Scheck, J. Odenthal: Syria: High cultures between the Mediterranean and the Arabian desert . DuMont, 1998, ISBN 3-7701-3978-X ( page 400; description of the Al-Omari mosque in the Google book search).

[Regimegegner-3] March 24, 11:45 a.m .: At least 25 opponents of the regime shot dead in Syria. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . March 21, 2011, archived from the original on February 11, 2013 ; Retrieved March 24, 2011 .

[Eskalation-4] Escalation between demonstrators and regime. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . March 23, 2011, archived from the original on March 25, 2011 ; Retrieved March 23, 2011 .

[Massaker-5] massacre also in Syria. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. March 24, 2011, accessed March 25, 2011 .

[TAZLibanon-6] Assad is only left with Lebanon. In: the daily newspaper . August 31, 2011, accessed August 31, 2011 .