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_Al-Naqah Mosque (Al-Naga Mosque)

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Al-Naqah Mosque, also known as Al-Naga Mosque, is claimed to be the oldest mosque in Tripoli. The mosque is associated with founding stories dating to the conquest of Libya by Amr Ibn Al-As (642) and also a Fatimid Caliph, Al -Mu’izz  (973). Both stories involve the funds for the construction of the mosque being presented on a camel (Naqah), hence its name. The mosque was restored in 1610.

Al-Naqah Mosque was the first very large domed mosque built in Libya. The prayer hall is covered with 42 small domes rising over 36 short columns all with different capitals. The prayer hall is roughly square, with the qibla wall (southeast) 44 m long and the adjacent northeast wall 19 m long. Its courtyard area is equal to the area of ​​the prayer hall. It is a square, one-story with a fountain in the middle. There is a riwaq (colonnade) on each side, originally doubled also on the qibla side (southeast) but destroyed in World War II. A square (5.6 m) crenelated minaret rises along the northeast wall of the sanctuary.

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Type

Central

Country

Libya

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Year

Area

900 m2

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