Al-Mahdi Mosque

The Mosque of the Dome of the Mahdi or Al-Mahdi Mosque (Arabic: جامع قبة المهدي‎) is one of the historical mosques in the historic old city of Sana'a, Yemen. It forms a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Sana'a.[1] It is located in the Al-Kareem Al-Mahdi neighborhood in the western Sarar district.[2] It was built in 1651 by the order of Imam Mahdi Abbas bin Mansour. The tomb was built after the death of Imam Mahdi Abbas in 1768.

Al-Mahdi Mosque جامع قبة المهدي

Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	West Asia
Status	Active
Location
Location	Sana'a, Yemen
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic
Completed	1651
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1

For the mosque in Bradford, see Al Mahdi Mosque, Bradford

References

385. UNESCO
صنعاء. أسس التصميم المعماري والتخطيط الحضري في العصور الإسلامية المختلفة p.283-285

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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-Mahdi Mosque

See also

References