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.

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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
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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Great Omari Mosque hasAlternativeName Al-Omari Grand Mosque