Queen Arwa Mosque

Queen Arwa Mosque
Mosque of Queen Arwa bint Ahmad al-Sulayhi
  • Masjid Al-Malikah Arwā (مَسْجِد ٱلْمَلِكَة أَرْوَى)
  • Masjid Al-Malikah Arwā bint Aḥmad Aṣ-Ṣulayḥī (مَسْجِد ٱلْمَلِكَة أَرْوَى بِنْت أَحْمَد ٱلصُّلَيْحِي)
View of a minaret, as seen from the courtyard
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictJiblah
ProvinceIbb Governorate
RegionSouth Arabia
StatusActive
Location
LocationJiblah
CercleJiblah
Country Yemen
Queen Arwa Mosque is located in Yemen
Queen Arwa Mosque
Location in Yemen
Queen Arwa Mosque is located in Middle East
Queen Arwa Mosque
Queen Arwa Mosque (Middle East)
Queen Arwa Mosque is located in West and Central Asia
Queen Arwa Mosque
Queen Arwa Mosque (West and Central Asia)
Geographic coordinates13°55′19.5″N 44°08′45.4″E / 13.922083°N 44.145944°E / 13.922083; 44.145944
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic
Completed1111 C.E. (532 A.H.)
1358 C.E. (renovation)
Specifications
Dome(s)2
Minaret(s)2

The Mosque of Queen Arwa bint Ahmad Al-Sulayhi (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمَلِكَة أَرْوَى بِنْت أَحْمَد ٱلصُّلَيْحِي, romanizedMasjid Al-Malikah Arwā bint Aḥmad Aṣ-Ṣulayḥī), or simply the Queen Arwa Mosque, is a historical mosque in Jibla, Yemen. It was built between 1056 and 1111 C.E. by Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi and her tomb had later become the site of pilgrimage.[1][2][3] It retains its importance as one of the oldest ancient Yemeni mosques.[4] It is also known as Hurrat-ul-Malikah Mosque, as the queen was often referred as Al-Malika Al-Hurra, which means "The Noble Queen".

  1. ^ Muhammad Zakaria (1998) مساجد اليمن
  2. ^ Mernissi, Fatima; Lakeland, Mary Jo (2003), The forgotten queens of Islam, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-579868-5
  3. ^ Jibla and its surroundings, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, retrieved 2009-04-20
  4. ^ "Yemen" (PDF) (in Arabic). NIC.