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  • Ashrafiya Mosque

    Ashrafiya Mosque or Madrasa and Mosque of Al-Ashrafiya is a historical madrasa-mosque located in the old part of the city of Taiz, Yemen. It was built in 1275 AD and opened in 1382 AD by Sultan Ashraf Ismail bin Abbas of Rasulid dynasty.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The landmarks of Ta’iz City.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Ashrafiya Mosque
    by Ljuba brank, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Ashrafiya Mosque
    by Ljuba brank, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Ashrafiya Mosque
    by Ljuba brank, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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    Ashrafiya Mosque

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2025

    mosque

    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Yemen

    Taiz

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    13th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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