Al-Omari Grand Mosque
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Al-Omari Grand Mosque is a historic and prominent mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Mamluk-era architecture and origins as a Crusader church later converted into an Islamic place of worship.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Great Omari Mosque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jami al-Omari al-Kabir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
pointed arches ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ stone minaret ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Mamluk architecture ⓘ |
| city | Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionPeriod | Mamluk era ⓘ |
| convertedTo | mosque ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Arab-Islamic heritage of Beirut ⓘ |
| damagedDuring | Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorDevelopment | Mamluk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingDirection | qibla ⓘ |
| function |
community gathering place
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domed elements
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mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic mosque of Beirut ⓘ |
| historicalLayer |
Crusader period
ⓘ
Mamluk period ⓘ Ottoman period ⓘ modern Lebanese period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beirut Central District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Downtown Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean coastal area of Beirut ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| name | Al-Omari Grand Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDenomination | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | Crusader church ⓘ |
| region | Levant ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| restoredAfter | Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
major landmark of Beirut city center
ⓘ
one of the oldest mosques in Beirut ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday congregational prayers
ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
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