Fakhreddine Mosque

Fakhreddine Mosque
مسجد الأمير فخر الدين
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationDeir al-Qamar, Chouf, Lebanon
Geographic coordinates33°41′53″N 35°33′52″E / 33.69806°N 35.56444°E / 33.69806; 35.56444
Architecture
Typemosque
FounderFakhr-ad-Din
Completed1493

Fakhreddine Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الأمير فخر الدين) with its octagonal minaret is a mosque in Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon. Built in 1493 by Fakhr al-Din I and restored in the sixteenth century, it is the oldest mosque in Mount Lebanon.[1]

  1. ^ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2016-08-31). LIBAN 2017 Petit Futé (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN 979-10-331-4311-6.