Al Bidya Mosque

Al-Bidya Mosque
The Ottoman Mosque[1]
Masjid Al-Bidyah (مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدْيَة)
Masjid Al-Bidiyah (مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدِيَة)
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationAl-Bidiyah,  Fujairah, the  United Arab Emirates
Al Bidya Mosque is located in United Arab Emirates
Al Bidya Mosque
Location in the U.A.E.
Al Bidya Mosque is located in Persian Gulf
Al Bidya Mosque
Al Bidya Mosque (Persian Gulf)
Al Bidya Mosque is located in Middle East
Al Bidya Mosque
Al Bidya Mosque (Middle East)
Al Bidya Mosque is located in West and Central Asia
Al Bidya Mosque
Al Bidya Mosque (West and Central Asia)
Geographic coordinates25°26′20.65″N 56°21′14.08″E / 25.4390694°N 56.3539111°E / 25.4390694; 56.3539111
Architecture
TypeMosque
Date established15th century C.E.
Specifications
Dome(s)4
Minaret(s)0

Al-Bidya Mosque (Gulf Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْبِدْيَة, romanizedMasjid 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]

  1. ^ a b "Designs on the past". Gulf News. December 10, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Bidya oldest known mosque in Fujairah or UAE". Gulf News. August 6, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "Remains of 1,000-year-old mosque reveal a rich past". The National. Emirates 24/7. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference TN1210 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "11 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Fujairah". www.planetware.com.