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The '''Al-Uwaysiyat''' is a [[mosque]] in [[Tripoli, Lebanon]]. It was built in 1461 during the Mamluks period.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Salam-Liebich|first=Hayat|url=http://archive.org/details/DPC0537|title=The Architecture of the Mamluk City of Tripoli|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=82-83|language=English}}</ref>
The '''Al-Uwaysiyat''' ({{langx|ar|جامع الأويسي}}) is a [[mosque]], located in [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]], in the [[Northern Governorate]] of [[Lebanon]]. The mosque was built in 1461 during the [[Mamluks]] period.<ref name=Salam-Liebich/>{{rp|82}}


== History ==
== History ==
Built in 1461, the mosque was renovated in 1534 during the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] period.<ref name=Salam-Liebich>{{Cite Q |Q115915646 |last=Salam-Liebich |first=Hayat |date=1983 |pp=82–88}}</ref>{{rp|82}} The mosque has a large mid-dome and a cylindrical{{fact|date=October 2024|reason=Is it octagonal or cylindrical?}} Ottoman [[minaret]].
The mosque was built in 1461. It was renovated in 1534 during the Ottoman period.<ref name=":0" />


== Architecture ==
== Tripoli landmark map ==
{{Tripoli Lebanon City Centre Map|float=left}}{{clear}}
This mosque is known for its large mid-dome and for its cylindrical Ottoman minaret. From the balcony of its minaret, a smaller cylindrical shape starts than ends with a conical head.


== References ==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}{{Mosques in Lebanon}}


== External links ==
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[[Category:Mamluk architecture in Lebanon]]
{{Mosques in Lebanon}}

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[[Category:Mamluk mosques in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1461]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1460s]]
[[Category:Mosques in Tripoli, Lebanon]]
[[Category:Mosques in Tripoli, Lebanon]]
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Latest revision as of 23:28, 19 December 2024

Al-Uwaysiyat Mosque
Arabic: جامع الأويسي
The mosque in 2002
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationTripoli, Northern Governorate
CountryLebanon
Al-Uwaysiyat Mosque is located in Lebanon
Al-Uwaysiyat Mosque
Location of the mosque in Lebanon
Geographic coordinates34°26′07.0″N 35°50′41.4″E / 34.435278°N 35.844833°E / 34.435278; 35.844833
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
StyleMamluk
Completed1461
Specifications
Dome(s)One
Minaret(s)One

The Al-Uwaysiyat (Arabic: جامع الأويسي) is a mosque, located in Tripoli, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. The mosque was built in 1461 during the Mamluks period.[1]: 82 

History

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Built in 1461, the mosque was renovated in 1534 during the Ottoman period.[1]: 82  The mosque has a large mid-dome and a cylindrical[citation needed] Ottoman minaret.

Tripoli landmark map

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City Centre of Tripoli, Lebanon
Legend

References

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  1. ^ a b Salam-Liebich, Hayat (1983), The Architecture of the Mamluk City of Tripoli, pp. 82–88, Wikidata Q115915646
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