Al-Bakiriyya Mosque

Bakiriyya Mosque is a mosque constructed in Sana'a around 1596–97 by the Ottoman governor of Yemen, Hasan Pasha.[1] The mosque fell into disrepair after the Ottomans were driving out of Yemen in 1626 but was fully restored when the Ottomans recaptured Sana'a in 1878.[2]

Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
جامع البكيرية

Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Sana'a, Yemen
Yemen
Geographic coordinates	15°21′11″N 44°12′54″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman
Completed	1597

Al-Bakiriyya in 1926 year.

Description

The mosque has one minaret and a large prayer hall covered by an Ottoman style dome.[3] Several smaller domed extensions surround the main prayer hall.[3]

Interior

The minbar and mihrab were made of material imported from Istanbul.[3]

References

Marshall Cavendish Reference (2010). Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World. Marshall Cavendish. p. 149. ISBN 0761479295.
Marshall Cavendish Reference (2010). Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World. Marshall Cavendish. p. 149. ISBN 0761479295.
Michell, George. Architecture of the Islamic World - Its History and Social Meaning. Thames & Hudson. pp. 210–211. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

Mosques in Yemen
Sana'a	Alansar Mosque Albolaily Mosque Alemaan Mosque Al-Bakiriyya Mosque Great Mosque of Sana'a Hanthel Mosque Al Khair Mosque Al-Mahdi Mosque Al Saleh Mosque Al Shohada Mosque Al Tawheed Mosque
Taiz	Ashrafiya Mosque Jennad Mosque Mudhaffar Mosque Talha Mosque
Others	Aidrus Mosque Al-Asha'ir Mosque Al-Hadi Mosque Al-Muhdhar Mosque Queen Arwa Mosque
Category List of mosques in Sana'a Islam in Yemen Mosques by country

Tourist attractions in Yemen

World
Heritage
Sites

Listed	Historic Town of Zabid Old City of Sana'a Old Walled City of Shibam Socotra Archipelago
Tentative list	Archaeological Site of Marib Historic City of Saada The Historic City of Thula The Madrasa Amiriya of Rada Jibla and its surroundings Jabal Haraz Jabal Bura Balhaf/Burum coastal area The Hawf Area Sharma/Jethmun coastal area

Archaeological sites	Al Hajjarah Awwam Baraqish Baynun Cisterns of Tawila Haram Kaminahu Ma'rib Marib Dam Maṣna'at Māriya Nahom Nashan Nashaq Sana'a Shabwa Shaharah Shibam Sirwah Timna Zabid Zafar
Museums	House of Folklore National Museum of Yemen Yemen Military Museum
Palaces Castles	Aljabowbi Castle Cairo Castle Dar al-Bashair Dar al-Hajar Dar al-Shukr Dar as-Sa'd Fort Al-Ghwayzi Ghumdan Palace Palace of Queen Arwa Citadel of Rada'a Seiyun Palace Sheba Palace
Places of worship	Aidrus Mosque Al-Asha'ir Mosque Al-Bakiriyya Mosque Al-Hadi Mosque Al-Mahdi Mosque Al-Muhdhar Mosque Al-Qalis Church Al Shohada Mosque Al Tawheed Mosque Alansar Mosque Albolaily Mosque Alemaan Mosque Ashrafiya Mosque Barran Temple Great Mosque of Sana'a Grand Synagogue of Aden Hanthel Mosque Jennad Mosque Mudhaffar Mosque Queen Arwa Mosque Saleh Mosque St. Francis of Assisi Church St. Mary Help of Christians Church Talha Mosque Temple of Awwam
Protected area	Bura Community Protected Area Dhamar Montane Plains Mahjur Traditional Reserve Jabal Bura Valley Forest National Park Ras Isa Marine Park Socotra Island Protected Area Zuqur Islands Marine National Park
Others	Amiriya Madrasa Yemen Gate Big Ben Aden Sana'a Turkish Memorial Cemetery Shaharah Bridge Sira Fortress

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Al-Bakiriyya Mosque

Description

Interior

See also

References