Abu'l-Fida Mosque

Abu'l-Fida Mosque
جَامِع أَبُو الْفِدَا
The mosque in 2015
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque Mausoleum
Status	Active
Location
Location	Hama
Country	Syria
Location of the mosque in Syria
Geographic coordinates	35°8′22″N 36°44′57″E
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Ayyubid Mamluk
Founder	al-Mu’ayyid Isma’il
Completed	1327 CE
Specifications
Dome	1
Minaret	1
Materials	Basalt, limestone, tiles

The Abu'l-Fida Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع أَبُو الْفِدَا, romanized: Jāmiʿ Abū'l-Fidāʾ) is a mosque and mausoleum in Hama, Syria, located on the banks of the Orontes river. The mausoleum was erected by al-Mu’ayyid Isma’il in 1327 CE, during the Ayyubid-era; and the mosque dates from the Mamluk era.

Ovwerview

Adjacent to the mosque complex was a large walled garden. The complex comprises a small central sahn with two of the original four gates extant. The north gate dates from the Ayyubid period and leads into the courtyard and the Mausoleum of al-Mu’ayyid. Made of limestone with a domed brick roof, the mausoleum was completed in the Ayyubid style. An attached limestone minaret was completed in contrasting black-basalt with limestone. Both the mausoleum and the minaret are in their original states.

The haram, or sacred space, of the mosque is located to the south of the sahn. Most of what survives dates to the Mamluk period, with its south-facing façade overlooking the River Orontes. The mosque’s two windows are decorated with a central pillar carved in the shape of intertwined snakes; for this reason the mosque is known colloquially as Jami’ al-Hayyat, or the “Mosque of the Serpents”.

See also

• Islam in Syria
• List of mosques in Syria

External links

Media related to Abu'l-Fida Mosque, Hama at Wikimedia Commons