Fakr-ad-Din mosque
The Fakr-ad-Din Mosque (also spelled Fakhr al Din or Fakhruddin ) is the oldest mosque in Mogadishu and one of the oldest Islamic structures in Africa. It is located between the current districts of Hamar Weyne - the oldest district - and Sheikh Muumin.
The Fakr-ad-Din Mosque was built in 1269 under the first sultan of Mogadishu. It and the Husuni Kubwa Palace by Kilwa Kisiwani , which is also part of the Shirazi style, are the two oldest surviving buildings on the East African coast.
architecture
The Fakr-ad-Din Mosque is mainly built from coral and Indian marble . The entrance facade has three entrances, of which the middle one is most decorated and inscribed. Behind these are three small entrance rooms, in which the ritual washing is performed.
A further three doors - of which the middle one is decorated most extensively - leads from the washing rooms into a narrow courtyard. Beyond the courtyard is a portico that takes up about the same area as the courtyard and covers the front of the mosque. Another selection of marble-paneled entrances leads from the portico into the rectangular prayer room.
The prayer room offers a remarkable amount of space by East African standards. Only two polygonal pillars support the two longitudinal beams that support the high ceiling. Two side rooms run along the main prayer room.
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Coordinates: 2 ° 2 ′ 1 ″ N , 45 ° 20 ′ 9.5 ″ E