| Al-Bidya Mosque The Ottoman Mosque[1] | |
|---|---|
Masjid Al-Bidyah (مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدْيَة) Masjid Al-Bidiyah (مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدِيَة) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Al-Bidiyah,  Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates |
  Location in the U.A.E.  Al Bidya Mosque (Persian Gulf)  Al Bidya Mosque (Middle East)  Al Bidya Mosque (West and Central Asia) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°26′20.65″N 56°21′14.08″E / 25.4390694°N 56.3539111°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Date established | 15th century C.E. |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 4 |
| Minaret(s) | 0 |
Al-Bidya Mosque (Gulf Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدْيَة, romanized: Masjid Al-Bidyah, sometimes transliterated as Al-Bidiyah (ٱلْبِدِيَة) or Al-Badiyah (ٱلْبَدِيَة)) is a historical mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah, the U.A.E. It was the oldest known mosque in the country,[2] prior to the discovery in September 2018 of the ruins of a 1000-year-old mosque dating back to the Islamic Golden Age, near the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque in the city of Al Ain, Emirate of Abu Dhabi.[3][4] Still in use, it is located in the small village of Al-Badiyah or Al-Bidiyah, about 40 km (25 miles) north of the Emirate's capital city,[5] and is also known as the "Ottoman Mosque".[1][6]
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- ^ "Bidya oldest known mosque in Fujairah or UAE". Gulf News. August 6, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ "Remains of 1,000-year-old mosque reveal a rich past". The National. Emirates 24/7. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ^ Power, Timothy (2018-09-13). "How a 1,000-year-old mosque in Al Ain anchors the UAE in human history". The National. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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