Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah | |
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Arabic: مزگەوتی گەورەی سلێمانی | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Deity | Haji Kaka Ahmad |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque and mausoleum |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
Administration | baban |
Geographic coordinates | 35°33′29″N 45°26′26″E / 35.5580°N 45.4405°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Islamic architecture |
Founder | Ibrahim Baban |
Date established | 1784 |
Completed | 1785 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 2 |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Site area | 6000 square metres |
Shrine(s) | 2 |
The Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah (Arabic: مزگەوتی گەورەی سلێمانی) or Sulaymaniyah Grand Mosque (جامع السليمانية الكبير) is a historic mosque located in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. It is also known as Sheikh Ahmad Mosque because it contains the tomb of Haji Kaka Ahmad, a Kurdish cleric who was known for his donations of food to the needy.[1] The mosque was founded in 1784[2] and built in 1785[3] by the Baban Emir Ibrahim Baban, and it also contains a shrine dedicated to Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish leader who fought against the British occupation of Iraq.[1][2] It is regarded as the first mosque in Sulaymaniyah. Attached to the mosque building is the mausoleum for the Baban family, a powerful family of Emirs who assisted the Ottoman Empire in the Safavid-Ottoman War[4] and built the modern city of Sulaymaniyah.[5]