Masjid al-Qiblatayn, Zeila

Mosque of the Two Qiblas
Masjidka Labada Qibla (Somali)
مَـسْـجِـد الْـقِـبْـلَـتَـيْـن (Arabic)
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionHorn of Africa
Location
LocationZeila, Awdal, Somaliland.
Masjid al-Qiblatayn, Zeila is located in Awdal
Masjid al-Qiblatayn, Zeila
Location in Somaliland
Masjid al-Qiblatayn, Zeila is located in Somaliland
Masjid al-Qiblatayn, Zeila
Masjid al-Qiblatayn, Zeila (Somaliland)
Geographic coordinates11°21′14″N 43°28′26″E / 11.35389°N 43.47389°E / 11.35389; 43.47389
Architecture
Typemosque
Minaret(s)1

Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Somali: Masjidka Labada Qibla, lit.'Mosque of the two Qiblas'; Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد الْـقِـبْـلَـتَـيْـن) is a mosque in Zeila, situated in the western Awdal region of Somaliland. The name of the mosque reflects the belief that it was once aligned to both Mecca and Jerusalem.[1][2]

  1. ^ Falola, Toyin; Salau, Mohammed Bashir (2021-12-06). Africa in Global History: A Handbook. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 45. ISBN 978-3-11-067801-7.
  2. ^ Ylönen, Aleksi (2024-01-25). The Horn Engaging the Gulf: Economic Diplomacy and Statecraft in Regional Relations. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7556-3515-3.