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The '''[[Khaled ibn al-Walid]] Mosque''' ({{lang-ar|مسجد خالد ابن الوليد}}) is a [[mosque]] in [[Homs]], [[Syria]], located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square.<ref>Beattie, 2001, p.53.</ref> It is of recent construction compared to the city's major mosques, built by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]]s around 1908.<ref name="Mannheim">Mannheim, 2001, p.205.</ref> Other sources claim it was originally built by the [[Mamluk]] sultan [[Baibars]] in the late 13th century and that it was renovated by the Ottomans.<ref>Bakr, Mahmoud. [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/608/travel.htm The realm of Zenobia] ''[[Al-Ahram Weekly]]''. October 2002.</ref>
The '''[[Khaled ibn al-Walid]] Mosque''' ({{lang-ar|مسجد خالد ابن الوليد}}) is a [[mosque]] in [[Hims]], [[Syria]], located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square.<ref>Beattie, 2001, p.53.</ref> It is of recent construction compared to the city's major mosques, built by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]]s around 1908.<ref name="Mannheim">Mannheim, 2001, p.205.</ref> Other sources claim it was originally built by the [[Mamluk]] sultan [[Baibars]] in the late 13th century and that it was renovated by the Ottomans.<ref>Bakr, Mahmoud. [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/608/travel.htm The realm of Zenobia] ''[[Al-Ahram Weekly]]''. October 2002.</ref>


The mosque has been called an "impressive example of [[Turkish architecture]], with its large courtyard and walls decorated in alternating bands of black and white stone."<ref name="Mannheim"/> It has two tall white stone minarets that lends lightness to the imposing structure. The slender colonnade in black and white stone in horizontal rows is representative of traditional Islamic architecture in the Levant.<ref>[http://www.atlastours.net/syria/homs.html Homs, Syria] Atlas Tours.</ref> The interior of the structure is mostly composed of a large prayer hall and the central dome is supported by four massive columns. In the corner of the interior is the [[mausoleum]] of [[Muslim]] general [[Khaled ibn al-Walid]] who led the [[Muslim conquest of Syria]] and after which the mosque is named.<ref name="Mannheim"/>
The mosque has been called an "impressive example of [[Turkish architecture]], with its large courtyard and walls decorated in alternating bands of black and white stone."<ref name="Mannheim"/> It has two tall white stone minarets that lends lightness to the imposing structure. The slender colonnade in black and white stone in horizontal rows is representative of traditional Islamic architecture in the Levant.<ref>[http://www.atlastours.net/syria/homs.html Hims, Syria] Atlas Tours.</ref> The interior of the structure is mostly composed of a large prayer hall and the central dome is supported by four massive columns. In the corner of the interior is the [[mausoleum]] of [[Muslim]] general [[Khaled ibn al-Walid]] who led the [[Muslim conquest of Syria]] and after which the mosque is named.<ref name="Mannheim"/>


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Khaled ibn al-Walid Mosque
مسجد خالد ابن الوليد
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionLevant
StatusActive
Location
LocationSyria Hama Street, Hims, Syria
Geographic coordinates34°44′12″N 36°42′56″E / 34.73678°N 36.71559°E / 34.73678; 36.71559
Architecture
Architect(s)Abdallah Ulsun
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman architecture
Completed1908-1913
Specifications
Dome(s)5
Minaret(s)2
MaterialsStone

The Khaled ibn al-Walid Mosque (Template:Lang-ar) is a mosque in Hims, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square.[1] It is of recent construction compared to the city's major mosques, built by the Ottomans around 1908.[2] Other sources claim it was originally built by the Mamluk sultan Baibars in the late 13th century and that it was renovated by the Ottomans.[3]

The mosque has been called an "impressive example of Turkish architecture, with its large courtyard and walls decorated in alternating bands of black and white stone."[2] It has two tall white stone minarets that lends lightness to the imposing structure. The slender colonnade in black and white stone in horizontal rows is representative of traditional Islamic architecture in the Levant.[4] The interior of the structure is mostly composed of a large prayer hall and the central dome is supported by four massive columns. In the corner of the interior is the mausoleum of Muslim general Khaled ibn al-Walid who led the Muslim conquest of Syria and after which the mosque is named.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beattie, 2001, p.53.
  2. ^ a b c Mannheim, 2001, p.205.
  3. ^ Bakr, Mahmoud. The realm of Zenobia Al-Ahram Weekly. October 2002.
  4. ^ Hims, Syria Atlas Tours.

Bibliography

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  • Beattie, Andrew; Pepper, Timothy (2001). The Rough Guide to Syria. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858287188.
  • Mannheim, Ivan (2001). Syria & Lebanon Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides. ISBN 9781900949903.
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